Download - 2021 County Wage and Salary Survey
2021 County Wage
and Salary Survey
General and Administrative
Positions
October 2021
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Office of Research
60 Executive Park South Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
404-679-4940
Administrative and General
County Job Descriptions
Accountant Responsible for maintaining accounting systems; requires bachelor's degree (entry level professional).
Accounting Clerk Responsible for performing routine clerical accounting and bookkeeping tasks.
Accounting Technician Performs responsible accounting work in maintaining all governmental financial records. Balances books and compiles reports to show such information as cash receipts and expenditures and accounts payable and receivable.
Administrative Secretary Performs responsible and some complex clerical work of an administrative nature. Work requires the use of independent judgment, initiative, and discretion based on knowledge of administrative procedure. Supervision over others may be exercised.
Airport Manager Performs technical, administrative, and supervisory work in the operation of a airport.
Appraisal Technician Provides technical and clerical support to the tax assessor's department.
Appraiser (Personal Property) Locates and appraises personal property in order to assist with the development and documentation of the county tax digest.
Appraiser (Real Property) Locates and appraises residential and commercial property in order to assist with the development and documentation of the county tax digest.
Assistant County Clerk Helps perform the duties of County Clerk.
Assistant County Manager Assists County Manager in administration of county government which may include managing certain departments, functions, and special projects.
Assistant District Attorney Assists the District Attorney in representing the state in all cases in superior court and all cases taken up from the superior courts to the court of appeals and the supreme court.
Automotive Mechanic (Administrative) Repairs and overhauls automobiles, buses, trucks, and other automotive vehicles.
Budget Analyst Responsible for maintaining accounting records and assists in developing expenditure and revenue estimates for department. Submits annual budget requests and assists in planning and developing budget for department.
Building Inspector Performs technical work by inspecting new and existing buildings and structures to enforce conformance to building codes, grading, and zoning laws. Approves plans, specifications, and standards.
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Accountant
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 43,839 65,145 72,868 99,12721 106
B 41,533 60,000 106,471 600,00012 32
C 38,553 43,888 54,725 79,5817 10
D 45,851 50,705 60,867 66,0033 3
F 36,153 36,153 55,011 55,0111 1
41,186 51,178 179,94469,98944 152Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 43,143.00 66,866.00 40 3A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 38,866.00 81,281.00 37.5 14Annual
Bartow 109,426 18.53 28.09 40 1Hourly
Carroll 121,633 43,217.46 87,895.08 40 2Annual
Chatham 289,463 40,043.00 66,070.00 40 3Annual
Cherokee 265,274 41,763.02 61,498.84 40 2Annual
Clayton 292,646 37,063.02 94,287.73 40 6Annual
Columbia 160,377 16.81 25.22 40 3Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 65,144.90 99,126.73 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 19.33 29.96 40 2Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 46,464.00 72,024.00 40 6Annual
Douglas 147,988 43,564.00 87,128.00 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 23.61 37.78 40 8Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 51,358.00 84,740.00 40 34Annual
Henry 239,139 20.47 34.20 40 6Hourly
Houston 160,110 19.29 30.82 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 20.58 31.01 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 50,918.40 81,286.40 40 8Annual
Newton 113,295 41,907.00 62,861.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 55,507.71 83,629.31 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 33,340.00 50,010.00 40 2Annual
Bulloch 80,839 44,622.00 66,933.00 40 1B Annual
Camden 55,388 14.08 19.71 40 3Hourly
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Accountant
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Catoosa 67,996 44,317.00 57,612.00 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 30,746.56 48,066.28 40 7Annual
Effingham 65,765 17.29 25.07 40 4Hourly
Floyd 98,604 40,638.26 65,021.06 40 2Annual
Glynn 85,568 42,907.00 80,055.00 40 5Annual
Jackson 76,199 42,156.00 59,006.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 21.95 30.74 40 1Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 40,506.56 81,198.50 40 4Annual
Walker 70,116 60,000.00 600,000.00 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 41,602.75 62,684.20 40 2Annual
Bryan 40,755 40,800.24 40,800.24 40 1C Annual
Butts 25,426 15.08 21.11 40 1Hourly
Dawson 27,113 20.82 32.23 40 2Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 16.22 27.54 40 2Hourly
Pickens 33,127 33,911.37 51,600.16 40 2Annual
Stephens 26,107 42,864.54 42,864.54 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 43,888.00 79,580.80 40 1Annual
Burke 22,648 20.90 31.68 40 1D Annual
Dade 16,057 27.86 27.86 35 1Hourly
Lamar 19,261 43,376.59 66,002.61 40 1Annual
Taylor 8,074 36,153.00 55,011.00 40 1F Annual
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Accounting Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 32,588 47,632 48,901 76,21114 40
B 31,294 35,402 73,215 265,5608 25
C 29,801 42,640 45,778 70,24013 30
D 35,442 59,010 41,526 60,77812 14
E 24,622 29,245 33,716 42,4322 2
F 22,620 24,440 33,904 37,4402 4
29,395 39,728 92,11046,17351 115Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 27,206.00 40,810.00 37.5 3A Annual
Carroll 121,633 15.52 25.33 40 1Hourly
Chatham 289,463 28,982.00 46,371.00 40 3Annual
Cherokee 265,274 16.50 16.50 40 1Hourly
Columbia 160,377 13.83 20.75 40 1Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 29,561.00 44,925.75 40 5Annual
Coweta 150,849 17.21 26.67 40 6Hourly
Douglas 147,988 34,214.00 47,000.00 40 6Annual
Forsyth 250,847 22.90 36.64 40 4Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 13.73 21.28 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 16.08 24.23 40 1Hourly
Newton 113,295 15.40 25.77 40 2Hourly
Paulding 173,359 17.98 27.09 40 3Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 26,033.43 39,049.61 40 3Annual
Bulloch 80,839 15.07 22.61 40 4B Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 16.92 22.00 40 1Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 32,533.28 265,559.52 40 8Annual
Effingham 65,765 16.20 18.05 40 2Hourly
Floyd 98,604 11.55 18.49 40 4Hourly
Glynn 85,568 27,226.00 48,124.00 40 4Annual
Rockdale 90,939 17.02 27.23 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 30,933.97 46,609.20 40 1Annual
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Accounting Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Bryan 40,755 17.63 21.42 40 4C Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 27,040.00 34,668.00 40 3Annual
Decatur 26,457 13.00 28.85 40 3Hourly
Gilmer 31,978 42,640.00 42,640.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 11.85 19.08 40 2Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 15.29 24.46 40 1Hourly
Monroe 28,042 14.70 20.59 40 1Hourly
Pickens 33,127 22,843.55 38,367.60 40 2Annual
Polk 42,840 29,066.00 44,054.00 40 3Annual
Thomas 44,372 27,602.00 27,602.00 40 4Annual
Ware 35,826 12.44 24.53 40 4Hourly
Wayne 30,023 31,242.54 70,239.97 40 1Annual
White 31,094 14.60 23.35 40 1Hourly
Ben Hill 16,614 14.32 14.32 40 1D Hourly
Brantley 19,202 16.70 23.11 40 0Hourly
Crisp 22,034 28.37 29.22 40 1Hourly
Dade 16,057 19.94 19.94 36 1Hourly
Dodge 20,452 16.85 16.85 40 1Hourly
Franklin 23,504 16.94 16.94 40 1Hourly
Greene 18,837 18.65 27.23 40 2Hourly
Oglethorpe 15,383 18.00 18.00 40 1Hourly
Pierce 19,522 12.48 13.53 40 3Hourly
Putnam 22,520 15.39 15.39 40 1Hourly
Telfair 15,781 12.00 18.19 40 1Hourly
Washington 20,150 35,000.00 60,000.00 35 1Annual
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 20,000.00 25,000.00 40 1E Annual
Early 10,037 14.06 20.40 40 1Hourly
Jenkins 8,746 10.00 18.00 40 2F Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 11.75 14.60 40 2Hourly
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Accounting Technician
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 35,315 47,882 57,842 100,86019 109
B 34,372 44,304 49,946 57,59512 22
C 31,389 40,830 48,652 59,82113 34
D 37,437 52,000 42,422 52,0006 9
F 32,261 32,261 58,344 58,3441 2
34,155 43,455 65,72451,44151 176Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 35,494.00 55,011.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 29,798.00 48,583.00 37.5 8Annual
Bartow 109,426 14.49 21.96 40 1Hourly
Carroll 121,633 17.02 27.79 40 1Hourly
Chatham 289,463 31,500.00 60,687.00 40 16Annual
Clayton 292,646 34,045.72 57,365.90 40 17Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 32,629.85 49,649.98 40 4Annual
Coweta 150,849 23.02 35.68 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 36,102.00 55,962.00 40 19Annual
Douglas 147,988 41,490.00 100,860.23 40 2Annual
Fayette 115,821 34,978.25 58,901.26 40 5Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 16.23 25.98 40 6Hourly
Henry 239,139 17.10 26.13 40 5Hourly
Houston 160,110 16.48 26.39 40 4Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 16.08 24.23 40 2Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 18.27 29.16 40 12Hourly
Newton 113,295 17.18 25.77 40 2Hourly
Paulding 173,359 17.98 27.09 40 2Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 33,340.00 50,010.00 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 16.29 24.43 40 1B Hourly
Camden 55,388 14.08 19.71 40 1Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 21.30 27.69 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 29,283.00 55,467.36 40 5Annual
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Accounting Technician
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Effingham 65,765 16.97 20.19 40 1Hourly
Floyd 98,604 16.21 25.93 40 2Hourly
Glynn 85,568 27,226.00 48,124.00 40 2Annual
Jackson 76,199 15.59 21.84 40 1Hourly
Liberty 63,004 16.42 25.34 40 4Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 35,401.74 56,642.78 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 12.98 25.29 40 3Hourly
Walker 70,116 20.00 20.00 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 35,873.92 54,052.39 40 2Annual
Colquitt 45,542 24,315.00 39,852.00 40 5C Annual
Dawson 27,113 16.32 25.26 40 3Hourly
Habersham 46,047 17.86 28.76 40 3Hourly
Harris 36,080 17.94 25.42 40 2Hourly
Lee 30,234 11.74 18.20 40 1Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 13.58 21.73 40 0Hourly
Monroe 28,042 19.63 27.48 40 2Hourly
Peach 27,950 26,774.00 46,848.00 40 2Annual
Pickens 33,127 33,911.37 51,600.16 40 2Annual
Polk 42,840 29,066.00 54,823.00 40 2Annual
Sumter 29,282 12.67 22.64 40 1Hourly
Thomas 44,372 30,493.00 30,493.00 40 10Annual
White 31,094 16.94 27.08 40 1Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 52,000.00 52,000.00 40 1D Annual
Crisp 22,034 17.84 21.69 40 2Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 14.00 25.65 40 2Per Occur.
Mitchell 21,602 17.06 17.06 40 1Hourly
Morgan 19,636 32,432.00 49,350.00 40 2Annual
Putnam 22,520 14.50 14.50 40 1Hourly
Wilkinson 8,812 15.51 28.05 40 2F Hourly
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Administrative Secretary
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 31,264 40,709 52,035 70,53322 748
B 29,186 35,131 45,789 63,93911 181
C 27,369 47,341 45,461 60,56821 233
D 27,606 38,022 40,672 57,61617 114
E 26,171 30,576 32,508 34,1544 9
F 23,049 28,621 38,640 43,0987 21
27,441 36,733 54,98442,51882 1306Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 32,194.00 49,897.00 40 33A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 24,615.00 48,583.00 37.5 72Annual
Bartow 109,426 13.12 21.96 40 3Hourly
Carroll 121,633 12.17 33.91 40 19Hourly
Chatham 289,463 36,780.00 66,070.00 40 43Annual
Cherokee 265,274 14.00 27.17 40 15Hourly
Clayton 292,646 29,330.69 54,585.06 40 54Annual
Columbia 160,377 16.01 24.02 40 8Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 29,606.38 44,980.97 40 28Annual
Coweta 150,849 16.23 25.16 40 24Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 37,830.00 58,638.00 40 28Annual
Douglas 147,988 40,709.00 58,797.00 40 19Annual
Fayette 115,821 30,161.63 48,343.01 40 14Annual
Forsyth 250,847 17.18 27.49 40 129Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 14.92 23.89 40 113Hourly
Henry 239,139 15.07 25.17 40 42Hourly
Houston 160,110 16.48 28.49 40 9Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 14.57 21.95 40 3Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 14.32 22.85 40 34Hourly
Newton 113,295 14.21 21.32 40 7Hourly
Paulding 173,359 14.76 22.24 40 11Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 25,060.53 37,590.87 40 40Annual
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Administrative Secretary
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Bulloch 80,839 16.89 25.34 40 1B Hourly
Camden 55,388 12.40 15.53 40 11Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 15.45 20.09 40 1Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 24,781.12 46,834.12 40 26Annual
Effingham 65,765 11.15 22.45 40 21Hourly
Glynn 85,568 28,651.00 52,685.00 40 24Annual
Jackson 76,199 16.27 22.76 40 16Hourly
Liberty 63,004 14.18 30.74 40 50Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 13.17 21.07 40 5Hourly
Spalding 67,414 14.32 24.26 40 24Hourly
Walker 70,116 15.00 15.00 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 29,443.40 44,363.31 40 25Annual
Bryan 40,755 22.76 27.65 40 2C Hourly
Butts 25,426 13.00 18.21 40 4Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 23,571.00 37,824.00 40 10Annual
Dawson 27,113 12.17 21.87 40 13Hourly
Decatur 26,457 12.00 16.51 40 4Hourly
Fannin 26,521 25,384.08 47,522.13 40 33Annual
Habersham 46,047 12.44 26.08 40 13Hourly
Harris 36,080 15.09 23.63 40 9Hourly
Hart 26,406 14.57 23.84 40 1Hourly
Lee 30,234 12.94 20.06 40 7Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 11.37 24.46 40 24Hourly
Madison 30,457 11.85 16.85 40 20Hourly
Monroe 28,042 16.60 23.24 40 4Hourly
Peach 27,950 26,878.00 42,461.00 40 8Annual
Pickens 33,127 29,241.67 48,547.20 40 6Annual
Polk 42,840 26,364.00 54,823.00 40 22Annual
Sumter 29,282 10.58 21.60 40 9Hourly
Thomas 44,372 26,874.00 26,874.00 40 13Annual
Ware 35,826 10.48 18.45 40 16Hourly
Wayne 30,023 26,940.35 60,567.71 40 1Annual
White 31,094 11.41 23.35 40 14Hourly
Appling 18,325 14.55 20.21 40 4D Hourly
Ben Hill 16,614 12.60 15.81 40 5Hourly
Berrien 19,408 10.00 18.00 40 10Hourly
Brantley 19,202 12.11 16.65 40 9Hourly
Burke 22,648 18.28 27.70 40 10Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 13.00 16.65 40 4Hourly
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Administrative Secretary
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Crisp 22,034 12.61 21.25 40 5Hourly
Dade 16,057 15.88 15.88 40 1Hourly
Elbert 19,335 13.45 18.55 40 4Hourly
Greene 18,837 12.00 25.05 40 10Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 10.00 20.32 40 11Annual
Lamar 19,261 18.17 27.65 40 1Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 10.50 16.09 40 9Hourly
Morgan 19,636 29,383.00 44,709.00 40 20Annual
Pierce 19,522 11.19 18.61 40 4Hourly
Pike 19,121 12.00 18.00 40 4Hourly
Putnam 22,520 16.82 16.82 40 1Hourly
Telfair 15,781 10.34 15.68 40 6Hourly
Bleckley 12,955 14.00 14.00 42 1E Hourly
Candler 10,985 11.36 16.01 40 3Hourly
Charlton 13,430 12.25 16.42 40 2Hourly
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 25,000.00 32,000.00 40 3Annual
Clinch 6,582 11.81 20.72 40 1F Hourly
Jenkins 8,746 10.00 18.00 40 2Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 12.00 16.94 40 2Hourly
Randolph 6,682 13.76 19.88 40 2Hourly
Schley 5,196 10.00 20.00 40 4Hourly
Talbot 6,143 11.00 16.00 40 5Hourly
Wilkes 9,694 9.00 18.50 40 5Hourly
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Airport Manager
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 73,855 94,176 109,712 145,9617 8
B 69,433 159,994 101,434 159,9944 4
C 42,731 58,383 51,708 82,7055 5
D 39,832 39,832 39,832 39,8321 1
E 29,120 29,120 29,120 29,1201 1
50,994 76,301 91,52266,36118 19Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 94,176.00 145,961.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 51,371.00 93,954.00 37.5 3Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 92,250.04 92,250.04 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 29.07 45.05 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 71,505.00 110,835.00 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 80,178.00 136,304.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 32.23 45.66 40 0Hourly
Bulloch 80,839 54,736.00 82,104.00 40 1B Annual
Floyd 98,604 5,198.14 82,716.14 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 159,993.60 159,993.60 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 57,804.00 80,922.00 40 1Annual
Decatur 26,457 35,000.00 35,000.00 40 1C Annual
Gilmer 31,978 40,000.00 40,000.00 40 1Annual
Harris 36,080 58,383.08 82,705.30 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 39,878.00 60,442.00 40 1Annual
Ware 35,826 19.42 19.42 40 1Hourly
Elbert 19,335 19.15 19.15 40 1D Hourly
Early 10,037 14.00 14.00 40 1E Hourly
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Appraisal Technician
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 32,374 41,089 48,418 63,68212 43
B 28,949 33,832 45,281 57,5958 18
C 27,665 42,755 40,803 70,54616 25
D 25,572 32,885 29,497 39,3547 10
E 19,989 19,989 27,830 27,8301 1
F 23,345 29,245 31,802 50,3783 3
26,316 33,299 51,56437,27247 100Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 41,089.00 63,682.00 40 1A Annual
Bartow 109,426 14.49 21.96 40 1Hourly
Clayton 292,646 34,045.72 51,939.00 40 5Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 29,561.28 44,980.97 40 3Annual
DeKalb 762,009 32,649.00 50,607.00 40 8Annual
Douglas 147,988 30,224.00 30,277.00 40 2Annual
Fayette 115,821 36,749.02 56,063.07 40 2Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 18.72 29.94 40 3Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 16.08 24.03 40 1Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 14.32 22.85 40 10Hourly
Paulding 173,359 14.76 22.24 40 3Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 21,162.86 31,745.31 40 4Annual
Catoosa 67,996 14.00 27.69 40 2B Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 26,560.00 32,283.68 40 4Annual
Floyd 98,604 12.22 19.55 40 2Hourly
Glynn 85,568 25,800.00 43,562.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 16.27 22.76 40 1Hourly
Liberty 63,004 15.64 21.89 40 5Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 13.17 21.07 40 3Hourly
Spalding 67,414 13.52 20.95 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 30,933.97 51,447.84 40 0Annual
Bryan 40,755 14.92 14.92 40 1C Hourly
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Appraisal Technician
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Butts 25,426 13.00 18.21 40 1Hourly
Decatur 26,457 12.00 21.83 40 3Hourly
Fannin 26,521 25,968.38 47,522.13 40 3Annual
Habersham 46,047 11.85 16.48 40 1Hourly
Hart 26,406 13.19 21.60 40 1Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 42,755.00 70,546.00 40 1Annual
Monroe 28,042 12.73 17.83 40 1Hourly
Peach 27,950 25,338.00 39,995.00 40 1Annual
Pickens 33,127 21,742.82 33,084.27 40 3Annual
Polk 42,840 30,519.00 46,257.00 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 13.77 13.77 40 1Hourly
Thomas 44,372 27,602.00 27,602.00 40 3Annual
Ware 35,826 11.55 11.55 40 1Hourly
Wayne 30,023 26,940.35 60,567.71 40 1Annual
White 31,094 13.23 21.15 40 2Hourly
Appling 18,325 10.00 11.31 40 1D Hourly
Ben Hill 16,614 13.63 13.63 40 1Hourly
Brantley 19,202 11.07 15.18 40 1Hourly
Dodge 20,452 9.27 13.95 40 2Hourly
Greene 18,837 15.81 18.92 40 3Hourly
Oglethorpe 15,383 13.00 13.00 40 1Hourly
Pike 19,121 14.25 20.00 40 1Hourly
Putnam 22,520 13.28 13.28 40 1Hourly
Bacon 11,036 9.61 13.38 40 1E Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 10.61 10.61 40 1F Hourly
Montgomery 9,012 18,720.00 22,960.00 40 1Annual
Wilkinson 8,812 14.06 24.22 40 1Hourly
12 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Appraiser (Personal Property)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 36,120 50,066 62,213 84,32417 98
B 33,202 39,545 46,457 59,66411 32
C 32,618 46,613 47,414 63,63423 40
D 28,260 38,210 36,085 49,35016 19
E 25,225 28,000 36,902 44,0003 3
F 23,838 32,047 36,178 52,8947 7
29,877 39,080 58,97844,20877 199Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 43,143.00 66,866.00 40 3A Annual
Bartow 109,426 15.99 24.24 40 1Hourly
Carroll 121,633 13.15 27.79 40 5Hourly
Chatham 289,463 36,780.00 84,324.00 40 13Annual
Cherokee 265,274 28,991.04 40,148.94 40 9Annual
Columbia 160,377 15.25 26.48 40 5Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 36,017.54 54,804.94 40 2Annual
Coweta 150,849 18.24 28.27 40 8Hourly
Fayette 115,821 36,749.02 75,398.59 40 3Annual
Forsyth 250,847 18.61 35.49 40 8Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 24.07 39.71 40 8Hourly
Henry 239,139 17.77 30.92 40 9Hourly
Houston 160,110 17.11 37.51 40 8Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 19.18 30.62 40 2Hourly
Newton 113,295 16.59 24.88 40 0Hourly
Paulding 173,359 17.98 27.09 40 1Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 28,956.20 43,434.31 40 13Annual
Bulloch 80,839 16.29 24.43 40 1B Hourly
Camden 55,388 14.09 19.71 40 1Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 14.20 19.70 40 1Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 39,544.96 39,544.96 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 12.29 17.82 40 4Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 13
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Appraiser (Personal Property)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Floyd 98,604 15.55 24.87 40 2Hourly
Glynn 85,568 30,077.00 52,685.00 40 11Annual
Jackson 76,199 18.24 25.54 40 2Hourly
Liberty 63,004 18.09 25.34 40 1Hourly
Spalding 67,414 16.31 25.29 40 1Hourly
Walker 70,116 15.25 15.25 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 37,690.04 59,663.72 40 7Annual
Bryan 40,755 17.81 20.40 40 3C Hourly
Butts 25,426 16.64 23.31 40 1Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 27,004.00 27,125.00 40 2Annual
Dawson 27,113 17.13 26.52 40 2Hourly
Fannin 26,521 46,613.24 46,613.24 40 1Annual
Gilmer 31,978 31,200.00 48,000.00 40 7Annual
Habersham 46,047 17.02 23.66 40 1Hourly
Harris 36,080 17.94 25.42 40 1Hourly
Hart 26,406 16.03 26.25 40 1Hourly
Lee 30,234 12.94 24.38 40 1Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 16.22 25.96 40 0Hourly
Madison 30,457 11.85 21.63 40 3Hourly
Monroe 28,042 16.60 23.24 40 1Hourly
Peach 27,950 29,650.00 46,848.00 40 2Annual
Pickens 33,127 37,431.81 59,840.37 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 26,364.00 54,823.00 40 0Annual
Stephens 26,107 19.04 19.04 40 2Hourly
Sumter 29,282 12.11 21.60 40 2Hourly
Thomas 44,372 30,493.00 30,493.00 40 1Annual
Toombs 26,973 12.00 14.00 37.5 2Hourly
Ware 35,826 18.39 21.24 40 2Hourly
Wayne 30,023 28,304.21 63,633.97 40 1Annual
White 31,094 16.12 27.08 40 3Hourly
Appling 18,325 10.00 15.56 40 1D Hourly
Berrien 19,408 10.00 16.00 40 1Hourly
Brantley 19,202 13.27 18.28 40 1Hourly
Burke 22,648 15.65 23.72 40 1Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 34,886.22 34,886.22 40 1Annual
Crisp 22,034 12.41 12.78 40 1Hourly
Dade 16,057 10.20 14.95 40 3Hourly
Dodge 20,452 11.60 11.60 40 1Hourly
Elbert 19,335 13.56 13.56 40 1Hourly
14 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Appraiser (Personal Property)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Franklin 23,504 17.16 17.16 40 1Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 10.50 14.22 40 1Hourly
Lamar 19,261 13.80 21.00 40 1Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 18.00 18.00 40 1Hourly
Morgan 19,636 32,432.00 49,350.00 40 1Annual
Pike 19,121 14.25 20.00 40 1Hourly
Putnam 22,520 18.37 18.37 40 1Hourly
Washington 20,150 12.00 25.00 35 2Hourly
Candler 10,985 11.36 15.30 40 1E Hourly
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 28,000.00 44,000.00 40 1Annual
Early 10,037 11.56 16.77 40 1Hourly
Calhoun 6,231 25,000.00 25,000.00 40 1F Annual
Clinch 6,582 10.20 17.89 35 1Hourly
Randolph 6,682 9.47 19.13 40 1Hourly
Talbot 6,143 32,047.00 34,450.00 40 1Annual
Taylor 8,074 23,180.00 35,271.00 40 1Annual
Wilkes 9,694 8.50 16.00 40 1Hourly
Wilkinson 8,812 14.76 25.43 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 15
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Appraiser (Real Property)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 35,321 43,143 62,420 85,36821 184
B 33,174 37,929 50,358 77,70911 54
C 31,924 53,810 47,635 65,31221 63
D 27,441 40,706 40,567 70,01320 47
E 24,326 29,245 33,155 42,4324 4
F 25,397 33,883 38,553 58,3444 5
29,597 39,786 66,53045,44881 357Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 43,143.00 66,866.00 40 3A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 27,206.00 60,243.00 37.5 18Annual
Bartow 109,426 15.99 26.74 40 7Hourly
Carroll 121,633 17.02 27.79 40 2Hourly
Chatham 289,463 36,780.00 84,324.00 40 18Annual
Cherokee 265,274 28,991.04 40,148.94 40 3Annual
Clayton 292,646 39,518.73 85,367.95 40 12Annual
Columbia 160,377 15.25 26.48 40 12Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 36,017.54 54,804.94 40 6Annual
DeKalb 762,009 37,830.00 74,697.00 40 40Annual
Douglas 147,988 30,961.00 45,931.00 40 9Annual
Fayette 115,821 36,749.02 75,398.59 40 4Annual
Forsyth 250,847 18.61 35.49 40 9Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 20.35 32.56 40 1Hourly
Henry 239,139 17.77 30.92 40 9Hourly
Houston 160,110 17.11 37.51 40 8Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 17.74 26.74 40 3Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 15.78 25.19 40 6Hourly
Newton 113,295 16.59 30.22 40 7Hourly
Paulding 173,359 17.98 27.09 40 3Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 28,956.20 43,434.31 40 4Annual
Camden 55,388 15.53 23.32 40 6B Hourly
16 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Appraiser (Real Property)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Catoosa 67,996 14.20 19.70 40 4Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 35,867.52 35,867.52 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 12.91 18.72 40 5Hourly
Floyd 98,604 13.54 21.67 40 4Hourly
Glynn 85,568 37,204.00 59,527.00 40 2Annual
Jackson 76,199 18.24 25.54 40 8Hourly
Liberty 63,004 18.09 37.36 40 7Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 16.14 27.23 40 5Hourly
Spalding 67,414 14.98 23.22 40 4Hourly
Walker 70,116 15.25 15.25 40 10Hourly
Walton 96,875 34,145.31 65,857.58 40 2Annual
Butts 25,426 15.08 22.18 40 3C Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 25,178.00 45,030.00 40 4Annual
Dawson 27,113 15.54 24.05 40 2Hourly
Fannin 26,521 29,842.86 40,989.31 40 7Annual
Habersham 46,047 16.20 23.66 40 5Hourly
Harris 36,080 15.88 31.39 40 6Hourly
Hart 26,406 16.03 26.25 40 4Hourly
Lee 30,234 15.73 24.38 40 2Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 15.29 24.46 40 4Hourly
Madison 30,457 11.85 15.15 40 1Hourly
Monroe 28,042 16.60 23.24 40 1Hourly
Peach 27,950 29,650.00 46,848.00 40 1Annual
Pickens 33,127 53,809.60 53,809.60 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 26,364.00 54,823.00 40 6Annual
Stephens 26,107 19.04 19.04 40 2Hourly
Sumter 29,282 12.11 21.60 40 1Hourly
Thomas 44,372 29,058.00 29,058.00 40 3Annual
Toombs 26,973 14.00 17.00 37.5 1Hourly
Ware 35,826 13.36 17.52 40 6Hourly
Wayne 30,023 28,304.21 63,633.97 40 2Annual
White 31,094 19.64 31.40 40 1Hourly
Appling 18,325 12.85 14.67 40 1D Hourly
Berrien 19,408 10.00 16.00 40 1Hourly
Brantley 19,202 13.27 18.28 40 2Hourly
Burke 22,648 19.57 33.66 40 2Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 27,000.00 40,063.09 40 5Annual
Crisp 22,034 11.33 17.22 40 2Hourly
Dade 16,057 13.81 17.95 40 2Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 17
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Appraiser (Real Property)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Dodge 20,452 12.85 12.85 40 1Hourly
Elbert 19,335 10.00 19.25 40 2Hourly
Franklin 23,504 17.16 17.16 40 3Hourly
Grady 24,491 9.00 16.81 40 5Hourly
Greene 18,837 16.15 26.17 40 2Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 10.50 18.50 40 4Hourly
Lamar 19,261 12.45 21.73 40 2Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 12.81 12.81 40 1Hourly
Morgan 19,636 32,432.00 49,350.00 40 3Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 15.00 21.00 40 1Hourly
Pierce 19,522 13.53 17.17 40 2Hourly
Pike 19,121 14.25 20.00 40 1Hourly
Putnam 22,520 14.50 23.98 40 4Hourly
Washington 20,150 12.00 25.00 35 2Hourly
Bacon 11,036 10.61 13.65 40 1E Hourly
Candler 10,985 11.36 15.30 40 1Hourly
Charlton 13,430 10.75 14.41 40 1Hourly
Early 10,037 14.06 20.40 40 1Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 10.40 12.70 40 2F Hourly
Talbot 6,143 28,392.00 36,171.20 40 1Annual
Wilkes 9,694 8.50 16.00 40 1Hourly
Wilkinson 8,812 16.29 28.05 40 1Hourly
18 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Assistant County Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 41,519 61,254 64,580 101,06911 11
B 36,428 43,867 49,851 60,5703 11
C 34,636 44,554 51,168 63,2745 5
D 37,170 37,170 37,170 37,1701 1
E 22,506 22,506 29,536 29,5361 1
F 24,066 24,960 37,030 52,0005 5
32,721 39,052 57,27044,88926 34Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 34,980.00 56,356.00 37.5 2A Annual
Carroll 121,633 43,217.46 70,540.86 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 31,500.00 50,400.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 37,603.02 57,365.90 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 39,756.62 60,494.41 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 19.33 29.96 40 1Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 41,286.00 63,993.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 40,564.04 61,883.14 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 61,254.00 101,069.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 20.47 29.00 40 0Hourly
Newton 113,295 43,759.00 65,638.00 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 13.25 21.69 40 9B Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 21.09 21.09 40 1Hourly
Floyd 98,604 18.20 29.12 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 21.42 21.42 40 1C Hourly
Hart 26,406 18.56 30.42 40 1Hourly
Lee 30,234 14.98 23.22 40 1Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 14.41 23.05 40 1Hourly
Sumter 29,282 13.89 24.89 40 1Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 17.87 17.87 40 1D Hourly
Bacon 11,036 10.82 14.20 40 1E Hourly
Clinch 6,582 12.40 21.73 35 1F Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 19
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Assistant County Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Irwin 9,387 11.00 14.50 40 1Hourly
Schley 5,196 12.00 25.00 40 1Hourly
Talbot 6,143 12.00 15.50 40 1Hourly
Taliaferro 1,562 12.00 15.00 40 1Hourly
20 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Assistant County Manager
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 116,807 195,029 179,059 270,7339 13
B 93,950 118,450 127,347 162,2006 6
C 60,433 68,624 94,300 119,0003 3
D 67,891 67,891 102,898 102,8981 1
F 38,612 38,612 58,752 58,7521 1
75,539 97,721 142,717112,47120 24Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 1.00 117,890.00 40 2A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 117,010.00 175,514.00 37.5 2Annual
Chatham 289,463 195,029.22 218,977.32 40 2Annual
Columbia 160,377 130,499.20 195,748.80 40 2Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 112,153.25 170,654.42 40 2Annual
Coweta 150,849 46.32 71.80 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 54.24 89.71 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 159,255.00 270,733.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 126,071.89 126,071.89 40 0Annual
Bulloch 80,839 86,342.00 129,512.00 40 1B Annual
Camden 55,388 92,700.00 162,200.00 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 95,380.39 95,380.39 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 85,506.00 139,084.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 118,450.00 118,450.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 41.02 57.43 40 1Hourly
Spalding 67,414 80,353.00 124,547.00 40 1Annual
Butts 25,426 59,598.00 83,452.00 40 1C Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 68,624.00 119,000.00 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 53,078.00 80,449.00 40 1Annual
Burke 22,648 32.64 49.47 40 1D Annual
Taylor 8,074 38,612.00 58,752.00 40 1F Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 21
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Assistant District Attorney
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 62,162 118,545 95,047 183,74417 129
B 53,533 58,804 79,567 91,9616 37
C 48,030 63,990 62,338 99,0574 6
D 28,447 56,477 28,447 56,4772 3
48,043 74,454 107,81066,35029 175Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 55,063.00 85,340.00 40 6A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 54,187.00 81,281.00 37.5 17Annual
Bartow 109,426 30.46 30.46 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 54,400.00 115,245.00 40 29Annual
Cherokee 265,274 57,400.00 80,500.00 40 8Annual
Clayton 292,646 64,151.85 104,139.47 40 9Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 53,468.23 81,358.26 40 7Annual
DeKalb 762,009 118,545.00 183,744.00 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 56,000.00 80,667.00 40 8Annual
Forsyth 250,847 30.23 49.87 40 2Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 63,006.00 110,891.00 40 13Annual
Henry 239,139 76,500.00 76,500.00 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 28.49 60.06 40 5Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 61,900.80 98,800.00 40 4Annual
Newton 113,295 56,101.00 84,151.00 40 8Annual
Paulding 173,359 55,507.71 83,629.31 40 6Annual
Whitfield 103,837 45,028.84 57,544.32 40 4Annual
Dougherty 86,477 47,698.58 78,048.87 40 18B Annual
Jackson 76,199 58,804.00 80,922.00 40 2Annual
Liberty 63,004 26.68 37.36 40 2Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 57,475.76 91,961.22 40 3Annual
Walker 70,116 45,775.93 64,456.08 40 7Annual
Walton 96,875 55,951.07 84,303.28 40 5Annual
Dawson 27,113 63,990.00 99,057.00 40 2C Annual
Harris 36,080 53,206.40 75,375.02 40 2Annual
22 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Assistant District Attorney
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Lumpkin 34,186 13.47 13.47 40 1Hourly
Ware 35,826 22.55 22.55 40 1Hourly
Greene 18,837 56,476.94 56,476.94 40 1D Annual
Putnam 22,520 416.66 416.66 40 2Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 23
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Automotive Mechanic (Administrative)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 33,695 39,558 54,208 66,6699 123
B 31,439 33,571 48,818 56,6382 9
C 48,517 65,923 69,844 82,7014 9
D 24,960 24,960 32,157 32,1571 5
E 25,000 25,000 32,000 32,0001 2
F 25,672 28,464 29,312 30,1602 2
31,547 36,246 50,05444,39019 150Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 37,269.00 57,762.00 40 4A Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 32,630.11 49,650.58 40 20Annual
DeKalb 762,009 39,558.00 66,669.00 40 71Annual
Forsyth 250,847 15.60 24.96 40 3Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 16.74 26.78 40 3Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 15.78 25.19 40 2Hourly
Newton 113,295 13.62 26.66 40 6Hourly
Paulding 173,359 17.98 27.09 40 7Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 27,982.30 41,973.45 40 7Annual
Camden 55,388 14.09 19.71 40 3B Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 16.14 27.23 40 6Hourly
Habersham 46,047 53,410.03 67,726.50 40 1C Annual
Harris 36,080 14.29 39.76 40 6Hourly
Monroe 28,042 21.64 30.30 40 1Hourly
Thomas 44,372 65,923.00 65,923.00 40 1Annual
Grady 24,491 12.00 15.46 40 5D Hourly
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 25,000.00 32,000.00 40 2E Annual
Atkinson 8,393 11.00 14.50 40 1F Hourly
Terrell 8,523 12.73 12.73 43 1Hourly
24 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Budget Analyst
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 54,012 71,656 83,608 114,35811 47
B 48,402 55,494 71,490 80,0554 4
C 59,106 84,062 76,800 85,5693 3
53,840 70,404 93,32777,29918 54Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 45,300.00 70,210.00 40 1A Annual
Clayton 292,646 64,151.85 94,287.73 40 2Annual
Columbia 160,377 59,779.20 89,668.80 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 41,769.30 63,556.94 40 3Annual
DeKalb 762,009 50,784.00 78,714.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 51,925.41 79,215.65 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 23.38 37.41 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 51,358.00 84,740.00 40 34Annual
Henry 239,139 25.20 41.67 40 1Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 71,656.00 114,358.40 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 56,362.00 80,448.00 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 50,034.00 80,055.00 40 1B Annual
Jackson 76,199 42,156.00 59,006.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 26.68 37.36 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 45,921.65 69,191.62 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 84,062.16 84,062.16 40 1C Annual
Dawson 27,113 55,277.00 85,569.00 40 1Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 37,980.00 60,768.00 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 25
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Building Inspector
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 38,727 46,134 63,968 97,67720 90
B 39,552 50,045 55,138 69,1929 23
C 37,553 54,288 56,169 77,53216 26
D 38,146 58,011 48,040 61,33912 16
F 27,830 27,830 34,008 34,0081 1
36,362 47,262 67,94951,46558 156Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 41,089.00 63,682.00 40 2A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 36,275.00 60,243.00 37.5 9Annual
Bartow 109,426 18.53 28.09 40 2Hourly
Carroll 121,633 15.52 25.33 40 2Hourly
Chatham 289,463 36,780.00 66,070.00 40 2Annual
Cherokee 265,274 33,571.20 52,139.10 40 6Annual
Clayton 292,646 40,012.70 73,545.22 40 3Annual
Columbia 160,377 16.01 24.02 40 12Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 39,756.62 60,494.41 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 18.24 28.27 40 2Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 44,739.00 69,345.00 40 9Annual
Douglas 147,988 35,841.00 71,682.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 42,617.60 75,398.59 40 3Annual
Forsyth 250,847 22.18 46.96 40 16Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 20.35 32.56 40 4Hourly
Henry 239,139 20.47 34.20 40 5Hourly
Houston 160,110 19.29 30.82 40 2Hourly
Newton 113,295 18.96 28.44 40 3Hourly
Paulding 173,359 19.84 29.90 40 3Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 29,931.17 44,896.23 40 3Annual
Bulloch 80,839 18.11 27.17 40 2B Hourly
Camden 55,388 17.88 26.83 40 1Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 19.09 22.28 40 2Hourly
26 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Building Inspector
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Dougherty 86,477 32,283.68 44,944.00 40 7Annual
Effingham 65,765 20.00 29.00 40 2Hourly
Glynn 85,568 34,354.00 54,966.00 40 3Annual
Liberty 63,004 19.96 27.94 40 1Hourly
Walker 70,116 24.06 24.06 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 41,602.75 69,191.62 40 4Annual
Bryan 40,755 23.80 26.16 40 2C Hourly
Dawson 27,113 18.87 29.24 40 3Hourly
Fannin 26,521 45,011.86 59,310.18 40 2Annual
Gilmer 31,978 40,000.00 43,000.00 40 2Annual
Habersham 46,047 17.86 28.76 40 2Hourly
Harris 36,080 26.10 36.97 40 1Hourly
Lee 30,234 14.27 22.12 40 2Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 16.22 25.96 40 2Hourly
Madison 30,457 11.85 23.95 40 1Hourly
Monroe 28,042 20.61 28.86 40 1Hourly
Peach 27,950 33,962.00 53,629.00 40 1Annual
Pickens 33,127 30,722.03 46,747.20 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 16.70 30.11 40 1Annual
Thomas 44,372 31,928.00 31,928.00 40 2Annual
Wayne 30,023 34,485.93 77,531.81 40 1Annual
White 31,094 18.69 29.87 40 2Hourly
Berrien 19,408 35,000.00 47,000.00 40 1D Annual
Brantley 19,202 13.27 18.28 40 1Hourly
Burke 22,648 16.99 25.76 40 1Hourly
Crisp 22,034 27.89 28.73 40 1Hourly
Dade 16,057 15.61 15.61 40 1Hourly
Dodge 20,452 21.23 21.23 40 1Hourly
Grady 24,491 15.00 18.56 40 2Hourly
Greene 18,837 17.40 25.67 40 3Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 48,006.40 48,006.40 40 1Annual
Morgan 19,636 39,516.00 60,128.00 40 1Annual
Pierce 19,522 14.28 19.24 40 1Hourly
Pike 19,121 13.50 18.00 40 1Hourly
Putnam 22,520 19.50 29.49 40 2Hourly
Randolph 6,682 13.38 16.35 40 1F Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 27
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Building Inspector Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 77,651 122,206 111,923 165,82315 15
B 61,887 79,568 81,196 94,0376 8
C 55,485 67,240 86,569 100,4214 4
D 55,388 66,512 64,256 78,2293 3
62,603 83,881 109,62785,98628 30Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 94,176.00 145,961.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 62,636.00 93,954.00 37.5 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 100,499.00 165,823.00 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 97,850.00 97,850.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 58,082.97 89,717.06 40 0Annual
Columbia 160,377 102,232.00 153,358.40 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 79,373.90 120,776.78 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 78,414.00 121,545.00 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 122,206.00 122,206.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 69,833.90 106,536.24 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 32.60 53.78 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 26.17 43.19 40 2Hourly
Henry 239,139 80,648.69 114,247.15 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 61,283.46 92,235.38 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 35,287.66 52,932.54 40 1Annual
Catoosa 67,996 79,567.66 79,567.66 40 1B Annual
Dougherty 86,477 55,642.72 70,099.65 40 2Annual
Effingham 65,765 58,708.00 72,273.60 42 2Annual
Glynn 85,568 54,310.00 86,898.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 32.28 45.21 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 55,951.07 84,303.28 40 1Annual
Harris 36,080 67,239.62 95,251.83 40 1C Annual
Lee 30,234 50,763.07 100,421.34 40 1Annual
Monroe 28,042 28.88 40.44 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 43,866.00 66,486.00 40 1Annual
28 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Building Inspector Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Burke 22,648 24.82 37.61 40 1D Annual
Dade 16,057 48,027.00 48,027.00 40 1Annual
Grady 24,491 66,511.52 66,511.52 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 29
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Cashier/Customer Service Representative
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 30,063 34,278 47,567 54,89116 241
B 27,724 29,443 43,047 46,7174 18
C 27,041 31,387 42,545 59,4885 18
D 35,360 35,360 35,360 35,3601 1
E 21,223 25,210 26,727 29,9733 4
F 23,351 26,374 35,027 52,0003 3
27,460 30,342 46,40538,37932 285Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 32,194.00 49,897.00 40 5A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 24,615.00 46,640.00 37.5 42Annual
Bartow 109,426 14.49 21.96 40 6Hourly
Chatham 289,463 28,982.00 46,371.00 40 2Annual
Clayton 292,646 34,045.72 51,939.00 40 2Annual
Columbia 160,377 12.54 21.78 40 16Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 28,136.83 42,813.53 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 31,200.00 42,576.00 40 62Annual
Fayette 115,821 31,688.57 53,361.64 40 6Annual
Forsyth 250,847 15.60 26.09 40 14Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 16.23 25.98 40 58Hourly
Houston 160,110 16.48 26.39 40 2Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 14.57 21.95 40 3Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 13.63 21.76 40 1Hourly
Paulding 173,359 14.76 22.24 40 9Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 24,085.61 36,128.95 40 12Annual
Bulloch 80,839 12.03 18.05 40 2B Hourly
Glynn 85,568 27,226.00 43,562.00 40 2Annual
Rockdale 90,939 14.04 22.46 40 11Hourly
Walton 96,875 29,443.40 44,363.31 40 3Annual
Bryan 40,755 13.19 19.15 40 6C Hourly
Harris 36,080 15.09 28.60 40 4Hourly
30 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Cashier/Customer Service Representative
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Lee 30,234 11.74 18.20 40 5Hourly
Monroe 28,042 14.00 19.61 40 1Hourly
Pickens 33,127 22,843.55 34,759.16 40 2Annual
Chattooga 24,843 17.00 17.00 40 1D Hourly
Bacon 11,036 12.12 12.12 40 1E Hourly
Charlton 13,430 10.75 14.41 40 1Hourly
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 16,100.00 25,000.00 40 2Annual
Lincoln 8,031 12.68 12.68 40 1F Hourly
Schley 5,196 10.00 25.00 40 1Hourly
Talbot 6,143 11.00 12.84 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 31
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Chief Appraiser
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 83,337 125,990 123,325 183,74421 22
B 71,792 101,088 95,661 131,33212 13
C 60,074 87,436 81,328 109,55024 26
D 51,286 91,998 63,090 102,89822 22
E 48,371 63,873 52,178 63,8734 4
F 37,202 60,000 51,621 85,98713 13
58,677 88,398 112,89777,86796 100Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 85,420.00 132,391.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 93,455.00 140,182.00 37.5 1Annual
Bartow 109,426 33.54 50.84 40 1Annual
Carroll 121,633 48,019.40 87,895.08 40 2Annual
Chatham 289,463 125,990.00 125,990.00 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 108,211.80 108,211.80 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 100,329.87 147,460.70 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 72,654.40 108,992.00 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 79,373.90 120,776.78 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 32.66 50.62 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 118,545.00 183,744.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 77,083.56 117,596.08 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 47.06 77.66 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 93,756.00 159,384.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 92,886.10 131,554.38 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 34.69 60.06 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 35.44 53.39 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 75,233.60 120,078.40 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 72,145.00 108,218.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 74,652.03 112,486.41 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 50,875.46 76,316.66 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 66,114.00 99,171.00 40 1B Annual
32 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Chief Appraiser
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Camden 55,388 53,600.00 93,900.00 40 1Annual
Catoosa 67,996 81,410.00 81,410.00 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 63,920.66 63,920.66 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 55,642.00 75,441.60 42 2Annual
Floyd 98,604 70,916.04 113,465.04 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 101,088.00 101,088.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 72,841.00 109,284.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 32.28 45.21 40 1Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 82,082.45 131,331.92 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 69,270.00 107,369.00 40 1Annual
Walker 70,116 71,500.00 71,500.00 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 75,247.97 113,378.53 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 87,436.44 87,436.44 40 1C Annual
Butts 25,426 51,391.00 71,960.00 40 1Annual
Colquitt 45,542 57,936.20 58,805.00 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 63,990.00 99,057.00 40 1Annual
Decatur 26,457 62,917.00 62,917.00 40 1Annual
Fannin 26,521 62,670.36 62,670.36 40 1Annual
Gilmer 31,978 77,000.00 77,000.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 80,086.52 84,059.62 40 1Annual
Harris 36,080 67,239.62 95,251.83 40 1Annual
Hart 26,406 28.62 46.90 40 1Annual
Lee 30,234 50,763.07 100,421.34 40 1Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 54,181.00 89,399.00 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 56,000.00 70,000.00 40 1Annual
Monroe 28,042 31.77 44.48 40 1Annual
Peach 27,950 39,715.00 95,034.00 40 2Annual
Pickens 33,127 45,607.02 76,600.72 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 58,386.00 88,493.00 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 71,556.79 71,556.79 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 48,235.20 87,630.40 40 1Annual
Thomas 44,372 72,703.00 72,703.00 40 1Annual
Toombs 26,973 60,000.00 60,000.00 37.5 1Annual
Ware 35,826 25.68 25.68 40 1Hourly
Wayne 30,023 39,993.09 109,550.37 40 2Annual
White 31,094 54,942.50 87,833.84 40 1Annual
Appling 18,325 25.00 26.80 40 1D Hourly
Ben Hill 16,614 56,617.56 56,617.56 40 1Annual
Berrien 19,408 35,000.00 65,000.00 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 33
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Chief Appraiser
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Brantley 19,202 48,235.20 67,080.00 40 1Annual
Burke 22,648 32.64 49.47 40 1Annual
Chattooga 24,843 51,411.21 51,411.21 40 1Annual
Crisp 22,034 65,775.70 67,762.00 40 1Annual
Dade 16,057 55,432.00 55,432.00 40 1Annual
Dodge 20,452 21.53 21.53 40 1Hourly
Elbert 19,335 32.00 32.00 40 1Hourly
Franklin 23,504 2,597.34 2,597.34 40 1Annual
Grady 24,491 50,523.20 50,523.20 40 1Annual
Greene 18,837 26.17 39.36 40 1Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 41,951.00 58,968.64 40 1Annual
Lamar 19,261 55,187.14 83,973.75 40 1Annual
Mitchell 21,602 64,584.00 64,584.00 40 1Annual
Morgan 19,636 64,751.00 98,527.00 40 1Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 40,000.00 57,000.00 40 1Annual
Pierce 19,522 45,000.00 53,767.00 40 1Annual
Pike 19,121 18.75 26.50 40 1Hourly
Putnam 22,520 44.23 44.23 40 1Hourly
Telfair 15,781 33,570.64 50,881.89 40 1Annual
Washington 20,150 40,000.00 60,000.00 35 1Annual
Bacon 11,036 17.38 24.70 40 1E Hourly
Bleckley 12,955 37,440.00 37,440.00 40 1Annual
Candler 10,985 56,021.68 56,021.68 40 1Annual
Early 10,037 63,873.16 63,873.16 40 1Annual
Atkinson 8,393 24,960.00 44,907.20 40 1F Annual
Calhoun 6,231 60,000.00 60,000.00 40 1Annual
Clinch 6,582 16.61 29.11 40 1Hourly
Irwin 9,387 45,000.00 47,740.50 40 1Annual
Jenkins 8,746 32,000.00 45,000.00 40 1Annual
Lincoln 8,031 50,000.00 60,000.00 40 1Annual
Montgomery 9,012 40,000.00 50,522.00 40 1Annual
Randolph 6,682 39,329.39 56,312.96 40 1Annual
Talbot 6,143 45,000.00 53,333.00 40 1Annual
Taylor 8,074 36,153.00 55,011.00 40 1Annual
Terrell 8,523 1,711.58 1,711.58 40 1Annual
Wilkes 9,694 25,000.00 50,000.00 40 1Annual
Wilkinson 8,812 24.00 41.34 40 1Hourly
34 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 60,622 100,177 98,169 170,30019 21
B 56,756 84,107 73,690 110,8649 9
C 38,937 68,035 53,423 73,91815 15
D 33,250 48,422 42,028 64,6469 9
E 28,305 37,440 36,578 42,4325 5
F 28,642 35,360 42,502 58,3447 8
41,085 62,257 86,75157,73264 67Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 60,707.00 94,088.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 81,677.00 122,516.00 37.5 1Annual
Bartow 109,426 23.73 35.97 40 2Annual
Carroll 121,633 17.02 27.79 40 1Hourly
Chatham 289,463 38,486.00 113,002.00 40 0Annual
Cherokee 265,274 81,244.80 81,244.80 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 45,305.22 115,020.61 40 3Annual
Columbia 160,377 65,915.20 98,883.20 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 53,468.23 81,358.26 40 0Annual
DeKalb 762,009 68,055.00 105,483.00 40 3Annual
Douglas 147,988 61,299.00 122,597.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 57,315.93 87,439.25 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 36.37 60.00 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 100,177.00 170,300.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 76,066.77 107,756.39 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 23.44 37.51 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 29.09 43.82 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 51,164.00 76,746.00 40 0Annual
Paulding 173,359 19.84 29.90 40 1Hourly
Camden 55,388 53,600.00 93,900.00 40 1B Annual
Catoosa 67,996 64,686.00 64,686.00 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 84,107.36 84,107.36 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 35
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Effingham 65,765 41,558.40 45,122.40 42 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 50,034.00 80,055.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 20.23 28.30 40 1Hourly
Liberty 63,004 24.20 33.89 40 1Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 69,290.29 110,864.46 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 48,489.00 75,158.00 40 1Annual
Walker 70,116 55,120.00 55,120.00 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 51,957.25 51,957.25 40 1C Annual
Dawson 27,113 47,750.00 73,918.00 40 1Annual
Decatur 26,457 15.00 19.51 40 1Hourly
Fannin 26,521 68,035.46 68,035.46 40 1Annual
Harris 36,080 20.19 28.60 40 1Hourly
Hart 26,406 16.03 26.25 40 1Hourly
Lee 30,234 15.73 24.38 40 1Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 35,796.00 57,274.00 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 15.00 20.40 40 1Hourly
Monroe 28,042 19.63 27.48 40 1Hourly
Peach 27,950 35,399.00 55,911.00 40 1Annual
Pickens 33,127 21,742.82 33,084.27 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 48,308.83 48,308.83 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 30,243.20 54,288.00 40 1Annual
White 31,094 16.12 25.77 40 1Hourly
Appling 18,325 12.37 15.54 40 1D Hourly
Burke 22,648 16.02 24.29 40 1Hourly
Dade 16,057 21.76 21.76 40 1Hourly
Franklin 23,504 2,192.31 2,192.31 40 1Annual
Greene 18,837 20.30 31.08 40 1Hourly
Lamar 19,261 16.39 24.94 40 1Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 15.87 15.87 40 1Hourly
Pike 19,121 14.50 25.00 40 1Hourly
Putnam 22,520 23.28 23.28 40 1Hourly
Washington 20,150 35,000.00 50,000.00 35 1Annual
Bacon 11,036 12.12 17.40 40 1E Hourly
Bleckley 12,955 37,440.00 37,440.00 40 1Annual
Candler 10,985 11.36 15.30 40 1Hourly
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 26,000.00 35,000.00 40 1Annual
Early 10,037 14.06 20.40 40 1Hourly
Atkinson 8,393 12.00 16.50 40 2F Hourly
Clinch 6,582 15.82 27.74 35 1Hourly
36 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Lincoln 8,031 16.20 16.20 40 1Hourly
Randolph 6,682 10.45 17.52 40 1Hourly
Talbot 6,143 35,360.00 50,657.00 40 1Annual
Taylor 8,074 22,063.00 33,572.00 40 1Annual
Wilkinson 8,812 16.29 28.05 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 37
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Chief Registrar
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 56,393 90,000 83,473 127,39912 12
B 44,668 58,349 56,292 62,6844 4
C 43,116 52,645 53,044 81,4947 7
D 35,774 51,626 44,210 78,2298 8
E 23,629 23,629 31,824 31,8241 1
F 24,857 33,883 33,978 58,3445 5
38,073 51,689 73,32950,47037 37Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 77,479.00 120,083.00 40 1A Annual
Chatham 289,463 62,119.00 102,496.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 45,305.22 69,980.07 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 13.85 20.75 40 1Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 71,908.84 109,417.81 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 90,000.00 90,000.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 31,688.57 48,343.01 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 18.81 29.16 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 74,941.00 127,399.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 76,066.77 107,756.39 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 17.40 27.77 40 1Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 43,082.09 64,623.66 40 1Annual
Catoosa 67,996 58,349.00 58,349.00 40 1B Annual
Effingham 65,765 43,632.00 47,995.00 42 1Annual
Floyd 98,604 16.87 26.99 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 41,602.75 62,684.20 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 51,061.14 51,061.14 40 1C Annual
Butts 25,426 15.08 21.11 40 1Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 35,905.00 41,388.00 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 52,645.00 81,494.00 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 43,866.00 66,486.00 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 39,443.73 39,443.73 40 1Annual
38 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Chief Registrar
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Ware 35,826 22.85 22.85 40 1Hourly
Berrien 19,408 27,000.00 35,000.00 40 1D Annual
Burke 22,648 24.82 37.61 40 1Annual
Chattooga 24,843 35,000.00 35,000.00 40 1Annual
Dodge 20,452 16.65 16.65 40 1Hourly
Grady 24,491 42,230.24 42,230.24 40 1Annual
Lamar 19,261 35,286.88 53,174.39 40 1Annual
Pierce 19,522 12.22 12.22 40 1Hourly
Washington 20,150 35,000.00 50,000.00 35 1Annual
Candler 10,985 11.36 15.30 40 1E Hourly
Irwin 9,387 32,240.00 43,754.40 40 1F Annual
Montgomery 9,012 18,700.00 26,834.00 40 1Annual
Taliaferro 1,562 12.00 12.00 40 1Hourly
Wilkes 9,694 14,500.00 16,000.00 40 1Annual
Wilkinson 8,812 16.29 28.05 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 39
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Clerk Typist
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 28,072 31,034 47,911 52,6865 174
C 26,860 34,944 42,115 70,2404 10
D 20,453 24,440 38,314 53,5813 30
E 22,495 25,002 30,722 36,4422 9
F 20,800 20,800 20,800 20,8001 1
23,736 27,244 46,75035,97215 224Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Carroll 121,633 12.17 25.33 40 16A Hourly
Columbia 160,377 12.12 20.75 40 24Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 14.92 23.89 40 113Hourly
Houston 160,110 14.64 23.44 40 3Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 13.63 21.76 40 18Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 28,516.00 28,516.00 40 1C Annual
Pickens 33,127 22,843.55 34,759.16 40 3Annual
Stephens 26,107 16.80 16.80 40 1Hourly
Wayne 30,023 21,135.14 70,239.97 40 5Annual
Appling 18,325 9.00 12.00 40 8D Hourly
Burke 22,648 11.75 25.76 40 18Hourly
Washington 20,150 10.00 20.00 35 4Hourly
Bacon 11,036 9.61 17.52 40 9E Hourly
Bleckley 12,955 25,001.60 25,001.60 40 0Annual
Lincoln 8,031 10.00 10.00 40 1F Hourly
40 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Computer Operator
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 37,291 59,779 65,976 115,0217 34
B 43,704 50,034 66,214 86,8982 6
C 30,365 30,365 48,588 48,5881 1
37,120 46,726 83,50260,26010 41Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Clayton 292,646 35,780.19 115,020.61 40 25A Annual
Columbia 160,377 59,779.20 89,668.80 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 34,282.02 52,164.14 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 13.73 21.28 40 0Hourly
Houston 160,110 15.81 25.37 40 1Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 16.57 26.45 40 1Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 35,287.66 52,932.54 40 5Annual
Dougherty 86,477 37,373.44 45,529.89 40 2B Annual
Glynn 85,568 50,034.00 86,898.00 40 4Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 13.58 21.73 43 1C Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 41
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Computer Programmer
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 50,243 61,299 88,886 127,0398 30
B 54,310 54,310 89,178 89,1781 6
52,277 57,805 108,10889,0329 36Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 47,565.00 73,720.00 40 2A Annual
Clayton 292,646 44,193.48 127,038.64 40 9Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 53,468.23 81,358.26 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 61,299.00 122,597.00 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 55,853.00 92,157.00 40 10Annual
Houston 160,110 20.03 32.08 40 3Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 29.09 43.82 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 17.98 27.09 40 3Hourly
Glynn 85,568 54,310.00 89,178.00 40 6B Annual
42 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
County Attorney (Staff Position)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 108,857 207,599 155,517 237,14210 14
B 95,696 131,747 110,086 131,7473 3
C 54,835 73,227 75,555 113,5012 2
86,463 137,524 160,797113,72015 19Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 1.00 170,461.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 75,789.00 140,182.00 37.5 5Per Occur.
Cherokee 265,274 100,940.00 100,940.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 185,895.00 185,895.00 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 112,153.25 170,654.42 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 207,599.00 207,599.00 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 72,144.00 72,144.00 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 139,495.00 237,142.00 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 42.19 67.53 40 1Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 71,656.00 114,358.40 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 86,342.00 129,512.00 40 1B Annual
Glynn 85,568 131,747.20 131,747.20 40 1Annual
Walker 70,116 69,000.00 69,000.00 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 73,227.00 113,501.00 40 0C Annual
Fannin 26,521 36,442.29 37,609.78 40 2Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 43
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
County Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 61,399 97,850 88,378 119,13019 19
B 59,584 83,404 82,329 133,44711 10
C 47,252 60,353 63,134 109,55022 22
D 46,599 75,920 54,864 80,86619 19
E 34,508 42,141 46,927 56,7846 6
F 29,515 45,000 45,542 62,40012 12
46,476 67,445 93,69663,52989 88Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 1.00 84,099.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 126,725.00 126,725.00 37.5 1Per Occur.
Bartow 109,426 26.19 39.70 40 1Annual
Carroll 121,633 60,384.22 98,632.04 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 77,384.00 77,384.00 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 97,850.00 97,850.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 47,613.29 66,587.73 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 65,915.20 98,883.20 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 65,145.85 99,127.12 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 24.40 37.82 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 92,700.00 92,700.00 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 78,309.00 78,309.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 57,315.93 87,439.25 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 70,076.00 119,130.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 67,043.38 94,973.83 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 71,656.00 114,358.40 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 61,037.00 91,556.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 55,507.71 83,629.31 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 29,931.17 44,896.23 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 22.67 34.00 40 1B Hourly
Camden 55,388 37,200.00 55,800.00 40 1Annual
Catoosa 67,996 63,653.00 63,653.00 40 1Annual
44 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
County Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Dougherty 86,477 70,099.65 70,099.65 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 60,008.00 76,507.00 42 1Annual
Floyd 98,604 83,404.00 133,447.00 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 40,056.00 64,089.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 52,312.00 73,224.00 40 1Annual
Rockdale 90,939 82,082.45 131,331.92 40 1Annual
Walker 70,116 17.50 20.00 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 83,059.68 125,148.69 40 0Annual
Bryan 40,755 58,000.02 58,000.02 40 1C Annual
Colquitt 45,542 60,353.03 61,258.00 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 10,612.08 10,612.08 40 1Annual
Decatur 26,457 55,532.00 64,000.00 40 1Annual
Fannin 26,521 42,448.64 42,448.64 40 1Annual
Gilmer 31,978 50,000.00 50,000.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 58,040.36 61,009.21 40 1Annual
Harris 36,080 50,183.21 105,996.80 40 1Annual
Hart 26,406 26.01 42.61 40 1Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 45,363.00 74,849.00 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 18.85 24.04 40 1Hourly
Monroe 28,042 28.88 40.44 40 1Annual
Peach 27,950 37,802.00 57,505.00 40 1Annual
Pickens 33,127 41,317.71 62,869.78 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 43,866.00 66,486.00 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 47,763.58 47,763.58 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 16.70 30.11 40 1Hourly
Thomas 44,372 60,091.00 60,091.00 40 1Annual
Toombs 26,973 43,890.00 43,890.00 37.5 1Annual
Ware 35,826 22.92 22.92 40 1Hourly
Wayne 30,023 48,727.70 109,550.37 40 1Annual
White 31,094 49,775.20 79,573.13 40 1Annual
Appling 18,325 18.94 22.38 40 1D Hourly
Ben Hill 16,614 50,041.41 50,041.41 40 1Annual
Brantley 19,202 48,235.20 67,080.00 40 1Annual
Chattooga 24,843 60,476.00 60,476.00 40 1Annual
Crisp 22,034 69,984.17 72,098.00 40 1Annual
Dade 16,057 75,920.00 75,920.00 40 1Annual
Dodge 20,452 55,070.08 55,070.88 40 1Annual
Elbert 19,335 20.00 20.00 40 1Hourly
Franklin 23,504 1,370.00 1,370.00 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 45
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
County Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Grady 24,491 55,000.00 59,193.79 40 1Annual
Greene 18,837 15.17 26.80 40 1Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 29,690.00 44,704.00 40 1Annual
Lamar 19,261 51,517.78 78,390.40 40 1Annual
Mitchell 21,602 52,915.00 52,915.00 40 1Annual
Morgan 19,636 53,144.00 80,866.00 40 1Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 45,000.00 55,000.00 40 1Annual
Pierce 19,522 45,000.00 51,002.00 40 1Annual
Pike 19,121 35,000.00 44,000.00 40 1Annual
Putnam 22,520 24.29 24.29 40 1Hourly
Telfair 15,781 28,947.86 43,875.30 40 1Annual
Bacon 11,036 15.00 21.72 40 1E Hourly
Bleckley 12,955 33,280.00 33,280.00 40 1Annual
Candler 10,985 20.26 27.30 40 1Hourly
Charlton 13,430 16.75 22.45 40 1Hourly
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 30,000.00 48,000.00 40 1Annual
Early 10,037 17.11 24.82 40 1Hourly
Atkinson 8,393 11.00 14.00 40 1F Hourly
Calhoun 6,231 45,000.00 45,000.00 40 1Annual
Clinch 6,582 17.44 30.56 35 1Hourly
Irwin 9,387 11.50 20.00 40 1Hourly
Jenkins 8,746 12.00 20.00 40 1Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 25,000.00 40,000.00 40 1Annual
Montgomery 9,012 19,000.00 43,447.00 40 1Annual
Randolph 6,682 12.12 19.45 40 1Hourly
Schley 5,196 15.00 30.00 40 1Hourly
Taliaferro 1,562 19.64 23.00 40 1Hourly
Terrell 8,523 18.95 18.95 40 1Annual
Wilkes 9,694 25,000.00 60,000.00 40 1Annual
46 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
County Manager/Administrator
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 166,977 344,850 202,974 344,85019 18
B 141,669 181,750 163,036 194,6008 8
C 108,675 167,305 139,925 201,22520 22
D 80,006 145,669 94,465 145,66918 18
E 61,935 75,000 82,010 115,0004 4
F 45,571 74,315 64,786 81,6648 8
100,805 164,815 180,501124,53377 78Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 1.00 184,203.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 176,001.00 176,001.00 37.5 0Per Occur.
Bartow 109,426 88.24 88.24 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 235,101.00 235,101.00 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 206,000.00 206,000.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 183,251.02 183,251.02 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 166,545.60 249,828.80 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 136,647.83 207,925.84 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 76.92 76.92 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 265,595.00 265,595.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 225,000.00 225,000.00 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 95.91 95.91 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 344,850.00 344,850.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 180,285.00 180,285.00 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 15.63 73.05 40 1Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 156,416.00 249,641.60 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 137,700.00 137,700.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 100,394.11 151,272.50 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 90,176.50 137,917.00 40 1Annual
Camden 55,388 111,200.00 194,600.00 40 1B Annual
Catoosa 67,996 132,612.42 132,612.42 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 173,230.00 173,230.00 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 47
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
County Manager/Administrator
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Effingham 65,765 110,000.00 145,000.00 42 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 181,750.40 181,750.40 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 163,393.00 163,393.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 83.46 83.46 40 1Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 87,565.87 140,105.39 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 150,000.00 150,000.00 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 167,304.54 167,304.54 40 1C Annual
Butts 25,426 110,000.00 110,000.00 40 1Annual
Colquitt 45,542 135,617.91 140,716.00 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 120,663.00 186,786.00 40 1Annual
Decatur 26,457 162,500.00 162,500.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 130,147.65 136,401.50 40 1Annual
Harris 36,080 142,047.75 201,225.23 40 1Annual
Hart 26,406 36.21 59.35 40 1Annual
Lee 30,234 101,779.08 101,779.08 40 2Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 72,850.00 127,488.00 40 1Annual
Monroe 28,042 53.95 75.54 40 1Annual
Peach 27,950 60,193.00 113,977.00 40 2Annual
Polk 42,840 110,766.00 167,885.00 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 121,107.90 121,107.90 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 64,147.20 117,145.60 40 1Annual
Thomas 44,372 125,000.00 125,000.00 40 1Annual
Toombs 26,973 99,900.00 150,000.00 40 1Annual
Ware 35,826 56.73 56.73 40 1Hourly
Wayne 30,023 62,375.58 140,233.75 40 1Annual
White 31,094 81,562.46 130,389.84 40 1Annual
Appling 18,325 60,000.00 82,000.00 40 1D Annual
Ben Hill 16,614 88,303.00 88,303.00 40 1Annual
Berrien 19,408 40,000.00 72,000.00 40 1Annual
Brantley 19,202 54,080.00 89,481.60 40 1Annual
Burke 22,648 145,669.00 145,669.00 40 1Annual
Crisp 22,034 108,000.00 112,352.00 40 1Annual
Dodge 20,452 60,000.20 60,000.20 40 1Annual
Elbert 19,335 46.95 46.95 40 1Hourly
Franklin 23,504 4,038.47 4,038.47 40 1Annual
Grady 24,491 90,000.00 90,000.00 40 1Annual
Greene 18,837 142,500.02 142,500.02 40 1Annual
Jefferson 15,267 50,000.00 95,000.00 40 1Annual
Lamar 19,261 81,500.64 124,012.86 40 1Annual
48 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
County Manager/Administrator
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Mitchell 21,602 90,000.00 90,000.00 40 1Annual
Morgan 19,636 95,000.00 130,000.00 40 1Annual
Pierce 19,522 74,000.00 78,000.00 40 1Annual
Pike 19,121 70,000.00 95,000.00 40 1Annual
Putnam 22,520 47.77 47.77 40 1Hourly
Washington 20,150 60,000.00 100,000.00 35 1Annual
Candler 10,985 64,500.00 114,999.82 40 1E Annual
Charlton 13,430 58,240.00 78,041.60 40 1Annual
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 50,000.00 60,000.00 40 1Annual
Early 10,037 75,000.00 75,000.00 40 1Annual
Clinch 6,582 22.26 39.03 40 1F Hourly
Jenkins 8,746 45,000.00 75,000.00 40 1Annual
Montgomery 9,012 50,000.00 66,244.00 40 1Annual
Schley 5,196 40,000.00 70,000.00 40 1Annual
Talbot 6,143 53,123.00 67,725.00 40 1Annual
Taylor 8,074 53,669.00 81,664.00 40 1Annual
Terrell 8,523 2,157.69 2,157.69 40 1Annual
Wilkinson 8,812 74,314.80 74,314.80 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 49
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Court Reporter
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 45,502 69,992 72,520 104,53211 70
B 15,868 19,737 27,868 36,0002 4
C 61,719 70,000 67,598 70,0003 5
41,030 53,243 70,17755,99616 79Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 37,571.00 56,356.00 37.5 10A Annual
Bartow 109,426 20.07 20.07 40 4Hourly
Cherokee 265,274 51,130.04 104,532.48 40 8Annual
Clayton 292,646 37,603.02 94,287.73 40 9Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 53,468.23 81,358.26 40 7Annual
DeKalb 762,009 44,739.00 69,345.00 40 18Annual
Fayette 115,821 34,978.25 53,361.64 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 22.18 46.96 40 5Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 33.65 33.65 40 2Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 20.14 32.15 40 4Hourly
Paulding 173,359 19.84 29.90 40 2Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 19,736.86 19,736.86 40 2B Annual
Spalding 67,414 17.65 27.35 40 3Hourly
Walker 70,116 12,000.00 36,000.00 40 2Annual
Colquitt 45,542 70,000.00 70,000.00 40 1C Annual
Habersham 46,047 21.71 30.19 40 2Hourly
Thomas 44,372 70,000.00 70,000.00 40 2Annual
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Custodian (Janitor)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 25,309 31,283 38,917 50,06617 148
B 24,475 31,503 36,953 50,40410 57
C 24,360 31,984 32,631 40,16512 33
D 24,514 32,011 32,470 41,60013 35
E 18,083 22,360 24,492 29,9733 4
F 19,501 22,880 26,666 37,6067 8
22,707 28,670 41,63632,02162 285Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 27,810.00 43,103.00 40 9A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 22,024.00 36,923.00 37.5 21Annual
Bartow 109,426 11.33 17.17 40 3Hourly
Clayton 292,646 24,344.25 38,548.97 40 10Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 24,262.31 36,917.98 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 31,200.00 39,900.00 40 19Annual
Douglas 147,988 19,957.00 39,914.00 40 5Annual
Fayette 115,821 26,008.28 39,677.36 40 3Annual
Forsyth 250,847 15.04 24.07 40 7Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 13.73 21.28 40 19Hourly
Henry 239,139 12.50 17.71 40 1Hourly
Houston 160,110 10.72 17.11 40 11Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 12.56 18.93 40 10Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 12.74 18.80 40 12Hourly
Newton 113,295 11.84 17.76 40 4Hourly
Paulding 173,359 12.73 19.18 40 4Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 19,215.02 28,822.53 40 9Annual
Bulloch 80,839 10.82 16.22 40 5B Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 21,850.40 38,238.72 40 17Annual
Effingham 65,765 10.62 15.40 40 3Hourly
Floyd 98,604 10.89 17.43 40 2Hourly
Glynn 85,568 31,503.00 50,404.00 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 51
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Custodian (Janitor)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Jackson 76,199 11.00 15.40 40 3Hourly
Liberty 63,004 12.86 19.86 40 6Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 11.51 18.41 40 6Hourly
Walker 70,116 11.50 13.00 40 5Hourly
Walton 96,875 26,674.26 40,190.97 40 9Annual
Bryan 40,755 13.00 13.52 40 2C Hourly
Butts 25,426 13.00 18.21 40 1Hourly
Fannin 26,521 31,984.16 37,307.90 40 2Annual
Gilmer 31,978 21,840.00 27,040.00 40 2Annual
Habersham 46,047 10.74 17.30 40 3Hourly
Harris 36,080 11.90 16.86 40 1Hourly
Lee 30,234 10.65 16.50 40 4Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 12.07 19.31 40 3Hourly
Madison 30,457 11.85 16.48 40 2Hourly
Monroe 28,042 10.74 15.04 40 5Hourly
Thomas 44,372 24,710.00 24,710.00 40 3Annual
Ware 35,826 8.83 12.22 40 5Hourly
Berrien 19,408 9.00 14.00 40 2D Hourly
Brantley 19,202 9.68 13.23 40 1Hourly
Burke 22,648 10.46 19.82 40 11Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 13.84 14.00 40 2Hourly
Crisp 22,034 10.55 11.90 40 3Hourly
Dade 16,057 12.49 12.49 40 2Hourly
Dodge 20,452 12.00 12.00 40 1Hourly
Elbert 19,335 13.00 13.00 40 1Hourly
Greene 18,837 13.00 18.96 40 3Hourly
Lamar 19,261 11.62 17.68 40 2Hourly
Morgan 19,636 25,337.00 38,553.00 40 3Annual
Putnam 22,520 15.39 17.32 40 2Hourly
Washington 20,150 10.00 20.00 40 2Hourly
Charlton 13,430 10.75 14.41 40 1E Hourly
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 15,000.00 19,000.00 40 2Annual
Early 10,037 8.12 11.78 40 1Hourly
Atkinson 8,393 11.00 14.25 40 1F Hourly
Irwin 9,387 8.00 10.56 40 1Hourly
Jenkins 8,746 10.00 12.50 40 1Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 10.72 11.50 40 1Hourly
Randolph 6,682 7.40 10.35 40 2Hourly
Wilkes 9,694 8.00 12.50 40 1Hourly
52 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Custodian (Janitor)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Wilkinson 8,812 10.51 18.08 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 53
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Data Entry Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 30,607 35,734 50,887 61,9424 164
B 26,085 27,560 43,068 47,4464 55
C 27,986 31,013 37,513 44,0132 4
D 27,622 27,622 27,622 27,6221 1
E 23,629 23,629 33,301 33,3011 5
F 18,544 20,800 31,484 37,4403 7
25,746 27,726 41,96137,31315 236Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Columbia 160,377 12.12 20.75 40 15A Hourly
Forsyth 250,847 17.18 29.78 40 28Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 14.92 23.89 40 113Hourly
Houston 160,110 14.64 23.44 40 8Hourly
Bulloch 80,839 13.25 19.87 40 2B Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 26,020.80 47,446.20 40 16Annual
Glynn 85,568 25,800.00 43,562.00 40 17Annual
Spalding 67,414 12.32 19.09 40 12Hourly
Walker 70,116 12.00 19.20 40 20Hourly
Bryan 40,755 14.91 14.91 40 1C Hourly
Decatur 26,457 12.00 21.16 40 3Hourly
Putnam 22,520 13.28 13.28 40 1D Hourly
Candler 10,985 11.36 16.01 40 5E Hourly
Clinch 6,582 9.71 17.04 35 1F Hourly
Jenkins 8,746 10.00 18.00 40 5Hourly
Wilkes 9,694 8.25 12.50 40 1Hourly
54 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Deputy Registrar
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 36,584 53,468 60,866 82,98012 33
B 30,283 37,204 44,677 59,5277 9
C 30,244 39,437 43,078 70,2408 8
D 25,942 35,339 34,461 44,5335 6
E 21,362 21,362 31,013 31,0131 1
F 26,000 26,000 31,200 31,2001 1
28,402 35,468 53,24940,88334 58Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 27,206.00 48,583.00 37.5 4A Annual
Carroll 121,633 18.82 30.73 40 1Hourly
Chatham 289,463 46,354.00 76,484.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 30,824.94 69,980.07 40 6Annual
Columbia 160,377 13.83 20.75 40 1Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 53,468.23 81,358.26 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 15.31 23.73 40 1Hourly
Douglas 147,988 41,490.00 82,980.00 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 17.61 28.24 40 11Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 12.87 19.74 40 4Hourly
Newton 113,295 39,439.00 59,159.00 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 37,074.00 55,611.00 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 14.46 21.69 40 1B Hourly
Camden 55,388 11.30 14.09 40 1Hourly
Effingham 65,765 12.91 18.72 40 1Hourly
Glynn 85,568 37,204.00 59,527.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 15.59 21.84 40 2Hourly
Liberty 63,004 14.89 22.99 40 3Hourly
Walton 96,875 30,933.97 46,609.20 40 0Annual
Bryan 40,755 13.39 13.39 40 1C Hourly
Dawson 27,113 17.13 26.52 40 1Hourly
Madison 30,457 17.00 23.08 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 55
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Deputy Registrar
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Pickens 33,127 22,843.55 34,759.16 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 18.96 18.96 40 1Hourly
Toombs 26,973 12.00 14.00 37.5 1Hourly
Wayne 30,023 31,242.54 70,239.97 40 1Annual
White 31,094 12.59 20.13 40 1Hourly
Appling 18,325 11.00 15.45 40 1D Hourly
Dodge 20,452 12.00 12.00 40 1Hourly
Greene 18,837 16.99 21.41 40 1Hourly
Lamar 19,261 12.03 18.30 40 1Hourly
Telfair 15,781 10.34 15.68 40 2Hourly
Early 10,037 10.27 14.91 40 1E Hourly
Talbot 6,143 12.50 15.00 40 1F Hourly
56 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Economic Development Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 90,104 132,600 127,290 161,5339 11
B 80,757 113,257 80,757 113,2574 4
C 89,929 137,957 99,948 137,9574 4
D 56,518 88,442 174,018 500,0004 4
E 68,578 68,578 68,578 68,5781 1
F 35,000 35,000 60,000 60,0001 1
70,148 95,972 173,554101,76523 25Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 85,420.00 132,391.00 40 1A Annual
Columbia 160,377 102,232.00 153,358.40 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 71,908.84 109,417.81 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 30.81 47.75 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 47.06 77.66 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 82,119.00 139,601.00 40 3Annual
Henry 239,139 132,600.00 132,600.00 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 71,656.00 114,358.40 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 103,030.00 103,030.00 40 1Annual
Camden 55,388 113,257.00 113,257.00 40 1B Annual
Catoosa 67,996 72,100.12 72,100.12 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 68,671.20 68,671.20 40 1Annual
Walker 70,116 69,000.00 69,000.00 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 137,957.04 137,957.04 40 1C Annual
Fannin 26,521 59,818.16 59,818.17 40 1Annual
Pickens 33,127 95,000.00 95,000.00 40 1Annual
White 31,094 66,942.11 107,017.02 40 1Annual
Berrien 19,408 40,000.00 60,000.00 40 1D Annual
Burke 22,648 88,441.60 88,441.60 40 1Annual
Dade 16,057 50,000.00 500,000.00 40 1Annual
Mitchell 21,602 47,632.00 47,632.00 40 1Annual
Pike 19,121 48,000.00 48,000.00 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 57
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Economic Development Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Bacon 11,036 32.97 32.97 40 1E Hourly
Taylor 8,074 35,000.00 60,000.00 40 1F Annual
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Elections Supervisor/Coordinator
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 54,472 78,258 82,572 115,02116 22
B 45,818 57,476 68,627 93,90011 13
C 38,102 57,184 53,896 71,36818 21
D 33,626 51,917 42,712 78,22914 15
E 30,263 39,393 34,909 39,3933 3
F 30,339 46,900 44,171 81,6646 6
38,770 55,188 79,92954,48168 80Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Bartow 109,426 26.19 39.70 40 1A Annual
Carroll 121,633 48,019.40 78,530.92 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 62,119.00 102,496.00 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 73,854.82 73,854.82 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 78,258.16 115,020.61 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 65,915.20 98,883.20 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 41,286.00 63,993.00 40 5Annual
Douglas 147,988 32,508.00 65,016.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 57,315.93 87,439.25 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 51,358.00 84,740.00 40 4Annual
Henry 239,139 15.07 21.35 40 0Hourly
Houston 160,110 23.44 37.51 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 29.09 43.82 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 61,900.80 98,800.00 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 53,632.00 80,448.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 50,294.40 75,776.90 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 52,207.00 78,311.00 40 1B Annual
Camden 55,388 53,600.00 93,900.00 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 45,427.20 72,104.20 40 2Annual
Effingham 65,765 13.54 19.63 40 1Hourly
Floyd 98,604 12.88 20.61 40 2Hourly
Glynn 85,568 50,034.00 80,055.00 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 59
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Elections Supervisor/Coordinator
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Jackson 76,199 46,842.00 65,570.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 24.20 33.89 40 1Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 57,475.76 91,961.22 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 42,255.00 65,495.00 40 1Annual
Walker 70,116 20.40 20.40 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 50,688.91 76,374.61 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 13.59 13.59 40 1C Hourly
Butts 25,426 40,147.00 56,215.00 40 1Annual
Decatur 26,457 15.00 21.75 40 2Hourly
Fannin 26,521 31,876.19 44,059.69 40 2Annual
Habersham 46,047 57,094.96 60,020.85 40 1Annual
Harris 36,080 21.17 29.99 40 1Hourly
Hart 26,406 18.56 30.42 40 1Hourly
Lee 30,234 46,043.60 71,367.58 40 1Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 42,755.00 70,546.00 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 10.00 15.00 40 1Hourly
Monroe 28,042 14.70 28.86 40 2Hourly
Peach 27,950 43,307.00 68,391.00 40 1Annual
Pickens 33,127 30,722.03 46,747.20 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 29,066.00 44,054.00 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 34,736.00 62,628.80 40 1Annual
Thomas 44,372 57,184.00 57,184.00 40 1Annual
Toombs 26,973 47,500.00 47,500.00 37.5 1Annual
White 31,094 31,914.16 51,019.57 40 1Annual
Appling 18,325 13.73 18.04 40 1D Hourly
Berrien 19,408 30,000.00 37,000.00 40 1Annual
Brantley 19,202 14.54 20.07 40 1Hourly
Burke 22,648 24.82 37.61 40 1Annual
Crisp 22,034 34,479.25 40,178.00 40 1Annual
Dade 16,057 32,685.00 32,685.00 36 1Annual
Franklin 23,504 1,986.42 1,986.42 40 1Annual
Greene 18,837 23.36 28.32 40 1Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 18,720.00 36,089.73 40 1Annual
Mitchell 21,602 16.45 16.45 40 1Hourly
Morgan 19,636 48,147.00 73,261.00 40 1Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 12.00 18.00 40 2Hourly
Pierce 19,522 16.65 17.69 40 1Hourly
Putnam 22,520 24.96 24.96 40 1Hourly
Bacon 11,036 11.71 13.99 40 1E Hourly
60 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Elections Supervisor/Coordinator
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Charlton 13,430 27,040.00 36,233.60 40 1Annual
Early 10,037 39,393.07 39,393.07 35 1Annual
Atkinson 8,393 11.00 15.00 40 1F Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 29,000.00 36,000.00 40 1Annual
Randolph 6,682 46,900.00 49,274.00 40 1Annual
Talbot 6,143 30,301.00 36,000.00 40 1Annual
Taylor 8,074 22,063.00 81,664.00 40 1Annual
Terrell 8,523 14.85 14.85 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 61
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Finance Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 101,111 160,294 148,337 253,36221 21
B 78,212 100,785 113,470 140,10512 14
C 68,247 113,322 86,984 114,67020 19
D 67,230 92,573 81,376 108,7568 8
E 43,586 52,333 49,514 52,3332 2
F 34,929 49,920 51,690 85,9876 6
65,553 94,871 125,86988,56269 70Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 103,829.00 160,922.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 111,121.00 166,681.00 37.5 1Annual
Bartow 109,426 40.87 61.95 40 1Annual
Carroll 121,633 60,384.22 98,632.04 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 110,548.00 182,405.00 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 121,240.00 121,240.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 160,293.75 160,293.75 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 102,232.00 153,358.40 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 87,613.93 133,314.96 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 36.69 56.87 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 142,095.00 220,248.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 93,918.83 143,279.40 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 47.06 77.66 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 149,037.00 253,362.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 92,866.10 131,554.38 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 36.07 57.75 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 43.18 65.05 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 105,872.00 168,979.20 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 77,082.00 115,623.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 90,962.56 137,038.00 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 90,176.50 104,040.00 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 76,228.00 114,342.00 40 1B Annual
62 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Finance Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Camden 55,388 64,400.00 135,200.00 40 2Annual
Catoosa 67,996 100,785.00 100,785.00 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 55,217.76 89,666.61 40 2Annual
Effingham 65,765 74,984.00 100,000.00 42 1Annual
Floyd 98,604 73,550.10 117,680.16 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 69,279.00 110,846.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 83,826.00 125,694.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 39.06 54.70 40 1Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 87,565.87 140,105.39 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 74,812.00 115,958.00 40 1Annual
Walker 70,116 88,400.00 88,400.00 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 83,059.68 125,148.69 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 113,322.04 113,322.04 40 1C Annual
Butts 25,426 59,598.00 83,452.00 40 1Annual
Colquitt 45,542 49,137.00 49,137.00 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 74,077.00 114,670.00 40 1Annual
Decatur 26,457 64,000.00 64,000.00 40 1Annual
Fannin 26,521 82,243.82 82,243.82 40 1Annual
Gilmer 31,978 62,000.00 62,000.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 92,700.00 92,700.00 40 0Annual
Harris 36,080 73,268.36 103,792.16 40 1Annual
Lee 30,234 50,763.07 100,421.34 40 1Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 54,181.00 89,399.00 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 20.85 28.85 40 1Annual
Monroe 28,042 34.95 48.93 40 1Annual
Peach 27,950 46,182.00 72,945.00 40 1Annual
Pickens 33,127 99,607.04 99,607.04 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 73,858.00 111,944.00 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 61,039.36 61,039.36 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 58,302.40 106,308.80 40 1Annual
Thomas 44,372 73,954.00 73,954.00 40 1Annual
White 31,094 60,646.24 96,952.13 40 1Annual
Burke 22,648 28.75 43.58 40 1D Annual
Crisp 22,034 92,573.10 95,369.00 40 1Annual
Elbert 19,335 32.50 32.50 40 1Hourly
Grady 24,491 66,000.00 73,287.50 40 1Annual
Greene 18,837 24.61 31.80 40 1Hourly
Morgan 19,636 71,473.00 108,756.00 40 1Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 50,000.00 70,000.00 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 63
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Finance Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Pike 19,121 14.50 20.00 40 1Hourly
Putnam 22,520 38.08 38.08 40 1Hourly
Bleckley 12,955 52,332.80 52,332.80 40 1E Annual
Charlton 13,430 16.75 22.45 40 1Hourly
Atkinson 8,393 11.00 20.00 40 1F Hourly
Clinch 6,582 11.81 20.72 35 1Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 45,000.00 60,000.00 40 1Annual
Randolph 6,682 15.52 19.45 40 1Hourly
Talbot 6,143 38,000.00 44,385.00 40 1Annual
Wilkinson 8,812 24.00 41.34 40 1Hourly
64 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Information Systems/Technology Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 95,639 142,095 141,331 220,24820 20
B 70,327 82,082 100,515 131,33210 10
C 60,492 85,518 84,312 100,42113 14
D 61,715 71,473 80,355 108,7532 2
F 32,000 32,000 39,000 39,0001 1
64,035 82,634 119,95189,10346 47Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 103,829.00 160,922.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 111,121.00 166,681.00 37.5 1Annual
Bartow 109,426 33.54 50.84 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 110,548.00 182,405.00 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 122,677.12 122,677.12 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 139,480.34 139,480.34 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 102,232.00 153,358.40 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 87,613.93 133,314.96 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 30.81 47.75 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 142,095.00 220,248.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 85,085.82 129,804.06 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 47.06 77.66 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 122,194.00 207,729.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 80,648.69 114,247.15 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 36.07 57.75 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 39.12 58.94 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 105,872.00 168,979.20 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 72,145.00 108,218.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 82,396.46 124,167.18 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 56,718.90 85,077.81 40 1Annual
Camden 55,388 64,400.00 112,600.00 40 1B Annual
Catoosa 67,996 61,799.88 61,799.88 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 67,059.00 79,056.00 42 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 65
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Information Systems/Technology Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Floyd 98,604 70,916.04 113,465.04 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 80,683.00 129,093.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 72,841.00 109,284.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 32.28 45.21 40 1Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 82,082.45 131,331.92 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 59,096.00 91,599.00 40 1Annual
Walker 70,116 61,100.00 61,100.00 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 75,247.97 113,378.53 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 72,114.06 72,114.06 40 1C Annual
Colquitt 45,542 55,432.00 64,614.83 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 70,532.89 94,639.36 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 85,517.54 88,982.38 40 1Annual
Harris 36,080 67,239.62 95,251.83 40 1Annual
Hart 26,406 26.01 42.61 40 1Annual
Lee 30,234 50,763.07 100,421.34 40 1Annual
Monroe 28,042 28.88 40.44 40 1Annual
Peach 27,950 41,151.00 64,980.00 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 64,224.00 97,343.00 40 1Annual
Ware 35,826 36.29 36.29 40 1Hourly
Wayne 30,023 39,993.09 89,913.09 40 2Annual
White 31,094 49,775.20 79,573.13 40 1Annual
Dade 16,057 51,957.00 51,957.00 42 1D Annual
Morgan 19,636 71,473.00 108,753.00 40 1Annual
Lincoln 8,031 32,000.00 39,000.00 40 1F Annual
66 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Information Systems/Technology Specialist
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 52,581 110,694 95,760 171,57915 84
B 42,902 50,968 57,789 72,6949 22
C 39,653 50,138 54,635 77,6139 13
D 31,664 36,067 54,812 80,8674 6
41,700 61,967 100,68865,74937 125Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Carroll 121,633 18.82 30.73 40 2A Hourly
Chatham 289,463 83,057.00 137,044.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 38,073.06 133,510.68 40 10Annual
Columbia 160,377 15.25 32.18 40 16Hourly
Coweta 150,849 17.21 26.67 40 3Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 110,694.00 171,579.00 40 2Annual
Douglas 147,988 55,599.36 122,597.46 40 3Annual
Fayette 115,821 40,564.04 61,883.14 40 2Annual
Forsyth 250,847 23.61 46.96 40 6Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 60,740.00 100,221.00 40 20Annual
Henry 239,139 21.82 37.69 40 8Hourly
Houston 160,110 24.38 57.75 40 4Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 46,196.80 73,715.20 40 3Annual
Newton 113,295 40,637.00 61,010.00 40 3Annual
Paulding 173,359 61,283.46 92,325.38 40 1Annual
Camden 55,388 14.09 19.71 40 2B Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 50,968.32 50,968.32 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 21.83 26.83 40 4Hourly
Floyd 98,604 18.86 30.18 40 4Hourly
Glynn 85,568 37,204.00 64,089.00 40 3Annual
Jackson 76,199 46,842.00 65,570.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 21.95 30.74 40 4Hourly
Walker 70,116 43,259.00 43,259.00 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 48,246.43 72,694.45 40 2Annual
Bryan 40,755 46,000.24 46,000.24 40 1C Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 67
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Information Systems/Technology Specialist
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Colquitt 45,542 32,142.00 41,256.05 40 2Annual
Dawson 27,113 50,138.00 77,613.00 40 2Annual
Decatur 26,457 47,595.00 47,595.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 17.86 28.76 40 2Hourly
Harris 36,080 17.94 25.42 40 1Hourly
Peach 27,950 36,840.00 58,129.00 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 36,171.00 54,823.00 40 1Annual
White 31,094 16.12 25.77 40 2Hourly
Burke 22,648 16.34 33.66 40 2D Hourly
Crisp 22,034 17.34 17.86 40 1Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 10.00 15.01 40 1Hourly
Morgan 19,636 35,800.00 80,867.00 40 2Annual
68 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Juvenile Court Judge
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 125,305 175,387 135,953 180,24720 33
B 113,174 139,094 113,174 139,0947 7
C 90,708 112,960 97,528 119,4927 8
D 55,000 55,000 59,953 59,9531 1
96,047 120,610 124,696101,65235 49Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 1.00 100,000.00 40 1A Annual
Carroll 121,633 114,007.92 114,007.92 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 175,387.00 180,247.00 40 3Annual
Cherokee 265,274 155,500.00 155,500.00 40 2Annual
Clayton 292,646 169,850.79 169,850.79 40 3Annual
Columbia 160,377 50,000.00 132,000.00 40 5Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 130,247.78 130,247.78 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 76.92 76.92 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 168,751.17 168,751.17 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 144,369.00 144,369.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 105,000.00 125,000.00 40 2Annual
Forsyth 250,847 68.04 68.04 40 2Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 163,314.00 163,314.00 40 3Annual
Henry 239,139 149,275.14 149,275.14 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 154,020.21 154,020.21 40 1Annual
Lowndes 118,268 32.81 32.81 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 115,960.00 124,134.40 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 120,116.00 120,116.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 118,468.00 118,468.00 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 100,000.00 100,000.00 40 1Annual
Camden 55,388 123,597.00 123,597.00 40 1B Annual
Catoosa 67,996 60,000.00 60,000.00 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 126,980.00 126,980.00 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 112,209.12 112,209.12 40 1Annual
Rockdale 90,939 139,093.76 139,093.76 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 69
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Juvenile Court Judge
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Spalding 67,414 90,000.00 90,000.00 40 2Annual
Walker 70,116 109,620.00 109,620.00 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 120,716.62 120,716.62 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 100,000.08 119,491.56 40 1C Annual
Madison 30,457 100,000.00 100,000.00 40 1Annual
Pickens 33,127 84,754.69 113,006.25 40 2Annual
Polk 42,840 112,960.00 112,960.00 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 105,991.00 105,991.00 40 1Annual
Ware 35,826 31,250.00 31,250.00 40 1Annual
White 31,094 100,000.00 100,000.00 40 1Annual
Appling 18,325 55,000.00 59,953.00 40 1D Annual
70 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Keep Georgia Beautiful (KGB) Executive Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 62,639 102,958 93,668 127,3997 6
B 50,804 55,951 74,121 84,3032 2
C 27,040 27,040 32,136 32,1361 1
46,827 61,983 81,27966,64210 9Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 52,164.13 79,373.91 40 1A Annual
DeKalb 762,009 68,055.00 105,483.00 40 0Annual
Douglas 147,988 102,958.00 102,958.00 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 28.46 46.96 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 74,941.00 127,399.00 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 43,759.00 65,638.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 17.98 37.09 40 1Hourly
Liberty 63,004 21.95 30.74 40 1B Hourly
Walton 96,875 55,951.07 84,303.28 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 13.00 15.45 40 1C Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 71
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Librarian
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 49,973 65,915 78,404 100,8609 54
B 59,724 94,323 63,774 94,3234 5
C 27,392 31,363 48,605 60,0293 10
D 23,899 25,792 44,512 47,2782 8
F 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,0001 1
39,398 50,679 67,69854,25919 78Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 38,866.00 81,281.00 37.5 15A Annual
Clayton 292,646 52,588.23 81,229.68 40 8Annual
Columbia 160,377 65,915.20 98,883.20 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 65,000.00 65,000.00 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 19.33 29.96 40 2Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 46,464.00 72,024.00 40 15Annual
Douglas 147,988 45,743.00 100,860.00 40 2Annual
Fayette 115,821 49,423.35 75,398.59 40 6Annual
Paulding 173,359 21.90 33.00 40 4Hourly
Camden 55,388 15.53 23.32 40 1B Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 73,028.00 73,028.00 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 39,241.28 39,241.28 40 2Annual
Glynn 85,568 94,323.00 94,323.00 40 1Annual
Butts 25,426 31,363.00 43,915.00 40 1C Annual
Monroe 28,042 11.84 28.86 40 4Hourly
White 31,094 12.59 20.13 40 5Hourly
Brantley 19,202 10.58 20.07 40 3D Hourly
Burke 22,648 12.40 22.73 40 5Hourly
Pike 19,121 14.00 20.00 40 1Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 36,000.00 36,000.00 40 1F Annual
72 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Magistrate Court Chief Judge (Appointed)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 115,818 163,314 131,104 163,31410 10
B 94,198 119,926 94,198 119,9264 4
C 44,899 65,284 58,148 65,2845 5
D 52,618 61,828 63,018 75,0005 5
F 40,968 40,968 62,000 62,0001 1
69,700 90,264 97,10581,69425 25Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 1.00 110,092.00 40 1A Annual
Cherokee 265,274 155,511.00 155,511.00 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 140,656.44 140,656.44 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 115,334.64 115,334.64 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 159,376.10 159,376.10 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 96,801.00 96,801.00 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 163,314.00 163,314.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 157,568.21 157,568.21 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 75,233.60 120,078.40 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 92,305.00 92,305.00 40 1Annual
Catoosa 67,996 86,074.00 86,074.00 40 1B Annual
Dougherty 86,477 119,925.82 119,925.82 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 71,739.00 71,740.00 42 1Annual
Walker 70,116 99,054.00 99,054.00 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 65,283.66 65,283.66 40 1C Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 56,219.47 56,219.47 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 20.00 27.81 40 1Hourly
Pickens 33,127 890.24 50,890.24 40 1Annual
Toombs 26,973 60,500.00 60,500.00 37.5 1Annual
Appling 18,325 51,000.00 54,500.00 40 1D Annual
Ben Hill 16,614 61,827.93 61,827.93 40 1Annual
Berrien 19,408 40,000.00 70,000.00 40 1Annual
Lamar 19,261 53,763.45 53,763.45 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 73
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Magistrate Court Chief Judge (Appointed)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Pike 19,121 50,000.00 80,000.00 40 1Annual
Washington 20,150 56,500.00 75,000.00 35 1Annual
Jenkins 8,746 40,967.92 62,000.00 40 1F Annual
74 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Magistrate Court Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 46,919 131,776 71,124 149,16520 67
B 30,670 50,749 45,077 81,19911 36
C 27,818 38,792 43,051 59,71721 48
D 28,962 64,792 38,661 64,79222 41
E 27,976 39,417 33,353 39,4174 5
F 25,314 31,200 34,878 52,8946 6
31,276 59,454 74,53144,35784 203Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 32,194.00 41,045.00 40 4A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 68,269.00 102,403.00 37.5 1Annual
Bartow 109,426 14.49 21.96 40 3Hourly
Carroll 121,633 12.17 27.79 40 5Hourly
Chatham 289,463 79,102.00 130,518.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 30,824.94 49,421.22 40 20Annual
Columbia 160,377 49,192.00 73,798.40 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 36,017.54 54,804.94 40 3Annual
Coweta 150,849 24.40 37.82 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 131,775.59 131,775.59 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 29,487.00 58,974.00 40 5Annual
Fayette 115,821 30,161.63 53,361.64 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 87,744.00 149,165.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 24.14 35.25 40 1Hourly
Houston 160,110 15.81 25.37 40 7Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 21.63 32.59 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 16.57 26.45 40 2Hourly
Newton 113,295 14.81 23.99 40 5Hourly
Paulding 173,359 14.76 22.24 40 3Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 33,340.00 50,010.00 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 13.25 21.69 40 6B Hourly
Camden 55,388 11.29 14.08 40 3Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 75
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Magistrate Court Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Catoosa 67,996 12.36 19.96 40 4Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 26,765.44 31,699.20 40 5Annual
Effingham 65,765 13.23 15.96 40 3Hourly
Glynn 85,568 28,651.00 45,842.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 16.27 22.76 40 1Hourly
Liberty 63,004 14.89 27.89 40 4Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 50,749.06 81,198.50 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 12.98 23.22 40 4Hourly
Walker 70,116 15.00 15.00 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 30,933.97 51,447.84 40 7Annual
Butts 25,426 14.97 26.89 40 1C Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 22,107.00 26,145.00 40 2Annual
Dawson 27,113 14.09 24.05 40 2Hourly
Decatur 26,457 12.00 16.59 40 3Hourly
Fannin 26,521 33,542.49 37,870.56 40 2Annual
Gilmer 31,978 38,792.00 38,792.00 40 1Annual
Harris 36,080 15.09 28.60 40 2Hourly
Hart 26,406 13.86 22.69 40 2Hourly
Lee 30,234 11.18 17.33 40 2Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 14.41 23.05 40 1Hourly
Madison 30,457 12.50 15.76 40 2Hourly
Monroe 28,042 14.00 21.62 40 2Hourly
Peach 27,950 25,338.00 55,911.00 40 3Annual
Pickens 33,127 35,000.00 37,459.24 40 3Annual
Polk 42,840 27,682.00 54,823.00 40 3Annual
Sumter 29,282 11.07 28.71 40 3Hourly
Thomas 44,372 27,602.00 27,602.00 40 5Annual
Toombs 26,973 12.00 14.00 37.5 2Hourly
Ware 35,826 10.48 14.76 40 4Hourly
Wayne 30,023 24,406.63 54,871.37 40 2Annual
White 31,094 13.23 21.15 40 1Hourly
Appling 18,325 10.84 14.94 40 3D Hourly
Ben Hill 16,614 14.68 14.68 40 1Hourly
Berrien 19,408 10.00 15.00 40 1Hourly
Brantley 19,202 11.07 18.28 40 2Hourly
Burke 22,648 14.37 24.77 40 3Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 33,340.00 39,678.00 40 2Annual
Crisp 22,034 14.75 16.92 40 2Hourly
Dade 16,057 18.29 18.29 40 2Hourly
76 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Magistrate Court Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Dodge 20,452 14.00 14.14 40 2Hourly
Elbert 19,335 31.15 31.15 40 1Hourly
Franklin 23,504 17.51 17.51 40 1Hourly
Grady 24,491 14.95 16.90 40 2Hourly
Greene 18,837 13.61 24.92 40 2Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 11.00 17.18 40 2Hourly
Lamar 19,261 13.33 20.29 40 1Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 10.94 11.28 40 2Hourly
Morgan 19,636 29,383.00 60,129.00 40 3Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 10.00 19.00 40 2Hourly
Pierce 19,522 10.75 15.00 40 2Hourly
Putnam 22,520 14.09 17.50 40 2Hourly
Telfair 15,781 10.34 15.68 40 1Hourly
Washington 20,150 12.00 20.00 35 2Hourly
Bacon 11,036 12.74 14.77 40 2E Hourly
Bleckley 12,955 39,417.20 39,417.20 40 1Annual
Candler 10,985 11.36 16.01 40 1Hourly
Charlton 13,430 10.75 14.41 40 1Hourly
Irwin 9,387 11.00 14.42 40 1F Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 12.50 14.50 40 1Hourly
Schley 5,196 15.00 20.00 40 1Hourly
Terrell 8,523 11.26 11.26 40 1Hourly
Wilkes 9,694 8.50 15.00 40 1Hourly
Wilkinson 8,812 14.76 25.43 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 77
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Magistrate Court Judge
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 94,838 181,678 106,780 181,67817 33
B 73,043 119,925 74,418 119,9258 10
C 58,289 78,676 59,029 83,73810 12
D 55,414 67,392 56,063 69,9864 4
E 32,500 32,500 32,500 32,5001 1
F 36,490 53,487 44,359 54,5572 2
58,429 88,943 90,39762,19142 62Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 1.00 83,707.00 40 2A Annual
Bartow 109,426 46.33 46.33 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 181,678.00 181,678.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 96,407.24 101,618.45 40 3Annual
Columbia 160,377 25.75 32.18 30 5Hourly
Coweta 150,849 76.92 76.92 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 126,563.38 126,563.38 40 2Annual
Douglas 147,988 147,446.00 147,446.00 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 27.75 27.75 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 145,168.00 145,168.00 40 6Annual
Henry 239,139 92,337.32 92,337.32 40 2Annual
Houston 160,110 37.51 60.06 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 47.66 47.66 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 65,000.00 103,729.60 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 112,875.00 112,875.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 57,741.00 57,741.00 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 53,542.00 74,053.66 40 3Annual
Camden 55,388 82,501.55 82,501.55 40 1B Annual
Catoosa 67,996 55,942.00 63,973.00 40 3Annual
Dougherty 86,477 119,925.00 119,925.00 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 55,120.00 58,094.00 42 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 53,542.00 53,542.00 40 1Annual
78 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Magistrate Court Judge
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Liberty 63,004 33.46 33.46 40 1Hourly
Spalding 67,414 51,463.00 59,036.00 40 3Annual
Walker 70,116 59,157.00 59,157.00 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 88,556.26 88,556.26 40 1Annual
Butts 25,426 54,433.78 54,433.78 40 1C Annual
Colquitt 45,542 78,675.80 83,738.43 40 2Annual
Fannin 26,521 62,498.09 62,498.09 40 1Annual
Gilmer 31,978 66,620.58 66,620.58 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 56,219.47 58,552.13 40 1Annual
Hart 26,406 65,454.22 65,454.22 40 1Annual
Lee 30,234 58,896.72 58,896.72 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 61,574.00 61,574.00 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 22,299.08 22,299.08 40 2Annual
Ware 35,826 56,219.00 56,219.00 40 1Annual
Appling 18,325 59,140.00 59,140.00 40 1D Annual
Crisp 22,034 67,392.00 69,986.29 40 1Annual
Grady 24,491 57,601.97 57,601.97 40 1Annual
Mitchell 21,602 18.04 18.04 40 1Hourly
Pike 19,121 40,000.00 55,000.00 40 1Annual
Candler 10,985 32,500.00 32,500.00 40 1E Annual
Clinch 6,582 10.71 18.77 35 1F Hourly
Irwin 9,387 53,487.45 54,557.25 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 79
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Mapper/Cartographer
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 39,301 47,227 72,653 97,67713 44
B 39,859 47,151 60,488 73,2136 16
C 34,653 52,636 51,058 66,49811 17
D 32,432 32,432 49,350 49,3501 1
36,561 44,862 71,68458,38731 78Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 38,866.00 81,281.00 37.5 9A Annual
Bartow 109,426 21.51 32.60 40 2Hourly
Carroll 121,633 15.52 37.76 40 3Hourly
Chatham 289,463 35,696.00 57,114.00 40 2Annual
Clayton 292,646 34,045.72 85,367.95 40 3Annual
Columbia 160,377 17.65 22.06 40 2Hourly
Douglas 147,988 41,490.00 87,128.00 40 2Annual
Forsyth 250,847 20.04 46.96 40 9Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 47,227.00 77,925.00 40 4Annual
Henry 239,139 20.47 37.69 40 2Hourly
Houston 160,110 17.82 33.33 40 2Hourly
Paulding 173,359 17.98 27.09 40 3Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 41,133.21 61,698.76 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 47,151.00 70,726.00 40 1B Annual
Glynn 85,568 37,204.00 73,213.00 40 4Annual
Jackson 76,199 20.23 28.30 40 2Hourly
Liberty 63,004 18.09 30.74 40 2Hourly
Walker 70,116 33,500.00 33,500.00 40 4Annual
Walton 96,875 41,602.75 62,684.20 40 3Annual
Bryan 40,755 17.72 27.83 40 2C Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 27,085.00 38,044.00 40 2Annual
Fannin 26,521 52,636.08 52,636.08 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 20.69 28.76 40 2Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 14.41 31.97 40 2Hourly
Monroe 28,042 20.61 28.86 40 1Hourly
80 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Mapper/Cartographer
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Polk 42,840 30,519.00 46,257.00 40 1Annual
Thomas 44,372 28,330.00 28,330.00 40 3Annual
Toombs 26,973 18.00 18.00 37.5 1Hourly
Wayne 30,023 24,406.63 54,871.37 40 0Annual
White 31,094 14.60 29.89 40 2Hourly
Morgan 19,636 32,432.00 49,350.00 40 1D Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 81
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Marketing Specialist
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 59,622 103,327 83,696 103,3277 14
B 48,106 58,112 65,824 73,7004 4
C 51,782 51,782 51,782 51,7821 1
D 44,075 44,075 60,715 60,7151 1
F 25,000 25,000 37,000 37,0001 1
45,717 56,459 65,30559,80314 21Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Chatham 289,463 53,661.00 88,541.00 40 1A Annual
Columbia 160,377 59,779.20 89,668.80 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 21.72 33.66 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 50,784.00 78,174.00 40 2Annual
Douglas 147,988 103,327.00 103,327.00 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 20.88 33.40 40 8Hourly
Henry 239,139 29.42 41.67 40 0Hourly
Bulloch 80,839 47,151.00 70,726.00 40 1B Annual
Camden 55,388 49,200.00 73,700.00 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 58,111.54 58,111.54 40 1Annual
Rockdale 90,939 18.25 29.21 40 1Hourly
Habersham 46,047 51,781.81 51,781.81 40 1C Annual
Greene 18,837 21.19 29.19 40 1D Hourly
Wilkes 9,694 25,000.00 37,000.00 40 1F Annual
82 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Network Administrator
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 57,319 67,038 91,224 135,16616 50
B 51,874 57,953 75,120 91,4609 15
C 42,250 50,138 65,431 77,6132 3
D 46,197 46,197 70,013 70,0131 1
49,410 55,332 93,56375,44728 69Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 66,929.00 103,732.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 51,371.00 81,281.00 37.5 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 53,661.00 88,541.00 40 3Annual
Clayton 292,646 52,588.23 81,229.68 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 54,225.60 81,348.80 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 59,018.94 89,804.28 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 54,237.00 84,069.00 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 61,299.00 135,166.00 40 2Annual
Fayette 115,821 63,266.06 96,516.58 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 30.53 50.37 40 10Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 60,740.00 70,610.00 40 20Annual
Henry 239,139 32.23 45.66 40 2Hourly
Houston 160,110 17.82 39.98 40 3Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 29.09 43.82 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 56,139.20 89,606.40 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 55,507.71 83,629.00 40 1Annual
Camden 55,388 49,200.00 73,700.00 40 2B Annual
Dougherty 86,477 45,777.40 45,777.40 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 57,952.80 81,133.92 42 2Annual
Floyd 98,604 21.53 34.44 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 57,162.00 91,460.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 55,058.67 77,095.83 40 4Annual
Liberty 63,004 26.68 37.36 40 1Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 50,749.06 81,198.50 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 50,688.91 76,374.61 40 2Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 83
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Network Administrator
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Dawson 27,113 50,138.00 77,613.00 40 2C Annual
Lee 30,234 16.52 25.60 40 1Hourly
Burke 22,648 22.21 33.66 40 1D Hourly
84 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Payroll/Insurance Technician
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 37,087 46,134 60,196 82,99216 45
B 36,191 42,224 48,498 58,8627 9
C 33,780 42,326 44,506 77,5329 9
D 38,449 52,000 43,205 66,1446 6
F 22,880 22,880 29,640 29,6401 1
33,677 41,113 63,03445,20939 70Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 41,089.00 63,650.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 32,389.00 48,583.00 37.5 1Annual
Carroll 121,633 15.52 25.33 40 1Hourly
Clayton 292,646 34,471.29 60,288.43 40 5Annual
Columbia 160,377 18.53 27.80 40 1Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 32,630.11 49,650.58 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 20.49 31.75 40 1Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 36,102.00 55,962.00 40 21Annual
Douglas 147,988 30,961.00 61,922.00 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 22.18 37.78 40 2Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 17.61 28.24 40 4Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 17.75 26.74 40 1Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 18.27 29.16 40 2Hourly
Newton 113,295 41,907.00 62,861.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 19.87 39.90 40 1Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 31,392.03 47,088.05 40 1Annual
Camden 55,388 17.88 26.83 40 1B Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 20.30 20.30 40 1Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 33,718.88 41,203.83 40 2Annual
Glynn 85,568 27,226.00 48,124.00 40 2Annual
Jackson 76,199 42,070.00 58,862.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 18.09 25.34 40 1Hourly
Spalding 67,414 16.31 25.29 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 85
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Payroll/Insurance Technician
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Walker 70,116 16.00 19.50 40 1Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 26,260.00 29,120.00 40 1C Annual
Dawson 27,113 16.42 25.45 40 1Hourly
Gilmer 31,978 41,600.00 41,600.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 13.72 19.08 40 1Hourly
Harris 36,080 17.94 25.42 40 1Hourly
Madison 30,457 11.03 13.50 40 1Hourly
Pickens 33,127 42,325.92 42,325.92 40 1Annual
Ware 35,826 17.50 17.50 40 1Hourly
Wayne 30,023 34,485.93 77,531.81 40 1Annual
Ben Hill 16,614 17.89 17.89 40 1D Hourly
Burke 22,648 13.08 19.82 40 1Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 52,000.00 52,000.00 40 1Annual
Dodge 20,452 14.00 14.00 40 1Hourly
Franklin 23,504 16.12 16.12 40 1Hourly
Greene 18,837 24.82 31.80 40 1Hourly
Pike 19,121 15.00 20.00 40 1Hourly
Irwin 9,387 11.00 14.25 40 1F Hourly
86 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Personnel Analyst
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 44,881 57,316 74,928 94,28816 50
B 39,658 45,656 62,799 70,9314 10
C 49,428 62,873 60,426 67,0384 4
44,656 55,282 77,41966,05124 64Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 45,300.00 70,210.00 40 3A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 38,886.00 77,056.00 37.5 9Annual
Carroll 121,633 43,217.46 71,400.00 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 51,106.00 84,324.00 40 2Annual
Clayton 292,646 37,603.02 94,287.73 40 7Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 46,105.49 70,154.96 40 2Annual
DeKalb 762,009 48,192.00 74,697.00 40 5Annual
Douglas 147,988 39,513.00 79,026.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 57,315.93 87,439.25 40 2Annual
Forsyth 250,847 22.90 35.49 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 51,358.00 84,740.00 40 12Annual
Houston 160,110 19.29 30.82 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 22.72 34.24 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 53,476.80 85,342.40 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 40,673.00 61,010.00 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 30,340.00 50,010.00 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 35,593.00 50,469.59 40 4B Annual
Glynn 85,568 35,779.00 70,931.00 40 4Annual
Liberty 63,004 21.95 30.74 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 41,602.75 65,857.58 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 57,794.62 57,794.62 40 1C Annual
Dawson 27,113 20.82 32.23 40 1Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 16.22 25.96 40 1Hourly
Pickens 33,127 62,872.68 62,872.68 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 87
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Personnel Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 89,664 134,244 134,480 208,08022 22
B 73,594 84,718 102,111 131,33211 11
C 52,732 107,380 67,171 110,01416 16
D 48,086 67,038 59,239 67,0386 6
66,019 98,345 129,11690,75055 55Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 103,829.00 160,922.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 102,288.00 153,432.00 37.5 1Annual
Bartow 109,426 33.54 50.84 40 1Annual
Carroll 121,633 53,781.78 93,840.00 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 110,548.00 182,405.00 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 97,000.00 97,000.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 110,812.96 162,868.29 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 80,100.80 120,161.60 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 87,613.93 133,314.96 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 36.69 56.87 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 134,244.00 208,080.00 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 97,624.00 97,624.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 85,085.82 129,804.06 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 47.06 77.66 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 122,194.00 207,724.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 86,756.88 122,900.03 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 30.82 49.35 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 39.12 58.94 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 105,872.00 168,979.20 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 72,145.00 108,218.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 82,396.29 124,167.68 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 50,875.46 76,312.66 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 71,171.00 106,756.00 40 1B Annual
Camden 55,388 64,400.00 112,600.00 40 1Annual
Catoosa 67,996 84,717.57 84,717.57 40 1Annual
88 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Personnel Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Dougherty 86,477 82,393.17 82,393.17 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 64,272.00 75,427.00 42 1Annual
Floyd 98,604 70,916.04 113,465.04 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 80,683.00 129,093.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 72,841.00 109,284.00 40 1Annual
Rockdale 90,939 82,082.45 131,331.92 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 69,270.00 107,369.00 40 1Annual
Walker 70,116 53,000.00 53,000.00 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 83,059.68 125,148.69 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 107,380.00 107,380.00 40 1C Annual
Butts 25,426 16.64 23.31 40 1Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 37,000.00 45,679.00 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 67,190.00 104,000.00 40 1Annual
Fannin 26,521 36,788.54 36,788.54 40 1Annual
Gilmer 31,978 44,500.00 44,500.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 75,906.92 80,981.91 40 1Annual
Lee 30,234 34,358.44 53,255.58 40 1Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 64,714.00 110,014.00 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 15.70 19.01 40 1Hourly
Peach 27,950 39,715.00 62,712.00 40 1Annual
Pickens 33,127 61,304.88 61,304.88 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 64,224.00 97,343.00 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 43,895.90 43,895.90 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 48,235.20 87,630.40 40 1Annual
Ware 35,826 24.63 24.63 40 1Hourly
Appling 18,325 19.00 23.49 40 1D Hourly
Crisp 22,034 52,445.95 62,400.00 40 1Annual
Dade 16,057 46,134.00 46,134.00 40 1Annual
Lamar 19,261 43,376.59 66,002.61 40 1Annual
Putnam 22,520 32.23 32.23 40 1Hourly
Washington 20,150 40,000.00 65,000.00 35 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 89
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Personnel Technician
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 35,635 43,430 58,305 77,29216 39
B 34,151 42,070 49,070 58,8628 15
C 34,535 43,306 48,363 67,03810 10
D 34,872 35,799 45,010 54,4732 3
34,798 41,151 64,41650,18736 67Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 36,275.00 54,413.00 37.5 2A Annual
Carroll 121,633 13.15 21.48 40 1Hourly
Chatham 289,463 32,617.00 52,187.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 31,210.26 77,292.01 40 2Annual
Columbia 160,377 14.52 26.48 40 2Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 32,630.11 49,650.58 40 3Annual
Coweta 150,849 19.33 29.96 40 1Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 36,102.00 55,962.00 40 8Annual
Fayette 115,821 34,978.25 53,361.64 40 2Annual
Forsyth 250,847 17.90 33.21 40 2Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 20.88 33.40 40 4Hourly
Houston 160,110 17.82 28.49 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 17.75 26.74 40 1Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 16.57 26.45 40 1Hourly
Newton 113,295 38,205.00 57,307.00 40 4Annual
Paulding 173,359 19.84 29.90 40 4Hourly
Bulloch 80,839 15.68 23.52 40 1B Hourly
Camden 55,388 15.53 23.32 40 1Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 19.38 25.75 40 2Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 29,283.00 30,983.68 40 2Annual
Effingham 65,765 16.47 23.88 40 2Hourly
Floyd 98,604 16.21 25.93 40 3Hourly
Glynn 85,568 28,651.00 48,124.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 42,070.00 58,862.00 40 3Annual
Spalding 67,414 16.98 26.32 40 1Hourly
90 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Personnel Technician
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Bryan 40,755 16.00 16.00 40 1C Hourly
Dawson 27,113 20.82 32.23 40 1Hourly
Gilmer 31,978 41,600.00 41,600.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 19.69 27.39 40 1Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 14.29 24.46 40 1Hourly
Pickens 33,127 32,277.33 49,113.77 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 36,171.00 54,823.00 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 12.11 21.60 40 1Hourly
Ware 35,826 12.42 12.42 40 1Hourly
White 31,094 37,010.64 59,167.07 40 1Annual
Crisp 22,034 16.32 17.09 40 2D Hourly
Morgan 19,636 35,799.00 54,473.00 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 91
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Planner
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 44,455 57,034 74,727 91,29117 43
B 46,194 65,000 65,575 73,2135 7
C 45,778 54,181 75,377 89,3994 7
D 39,674 48,147 57,431 73,2612 2
44,025 56,090 81,79168,27828 59Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 43,143.00 66,866.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 38,866.00 72,832.00 37.5 5Annual
Carroll 121,633 48,019.40 78,530.92 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 35,696.00 60,687.00 40 4Annual
Clayton 292,646 36,227.43 73,545.22 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 44,616.00 89,668.80 40 2Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 41,769.30 63,556.94 40 3Annual
Coweta 150,849 27.42 42.50 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 46,464.00 72,024.00 40 2Annual
Douglas 147,988 41,490.00 82,980.00 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 22.18 40.14 40 8Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 22.70 37.46 40 6Hourly
Henry 239,139 20.47 34.20 40 4Hourly
Houston 160,110 27.38 43.89 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 21.63 32.59 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 40,673.00 61,010.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 21.09 33.00 40 1Hourly
Camden 55,388 15.53 23.32 40 1B Hourly
Effingham 65,765 65,000.00 66,290.00 42 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 40,056.00 73,213.00 40 2Annual
Jackson 76,199 49,566.00 69,397.00 40 2Annual
Rockdale 90,939 44,044.76 70,471.62 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 19.52 39.84 40 3C Hourly
Dawson 27,113 51,182.00 77,575.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 17.86 24.84 40 1Hourly
92 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Planner
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Lumpkin 34,186 54,181.00 89,399.00 40 2Annual
Morgan 19,636 48,147.00 73,261.00 40 1D Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 15.00 20.00 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 93
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Planning and Development Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 85,065 118,545 132,777 183,74417 17
B 80,542 100,000 117,529 131,3326 6
C 64,057 109,201 79,080 110,01412 12
D 59,173 75,442 79,984 108,7564 4
F 36,153 36,153 55,011 55,0111 1
64,998 87,868 117,77192,87640 40Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 94,176.00 145,961.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 102,288.00 153,432.00 37.5 1Annual
Bartow 109,426 40.87 61.95 40 1Annual
Carroll 121,633 53,781.78 94,860.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 110,812.96 162,868.29 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 102,232.00 153,358.40 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 79,373.90 120,776.78 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 36.69 56.87 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 118,545.00 183,744.00 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 64,364.00 128,728.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 85,085.82 129,804.06 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 47.06 77.66 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 80,178.00 136,304.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 76,066.77 107,756.39 40 1Annual
Lowndes 118,268 29.09 43.82 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 77,082.00 115,623.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 82,396.29 124,167.68 40 1Annual
Camden 55,388 53,600.00 93,900.00 40 1B Annual
Effingham 65,765 100,000.00 100,008.00 42 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 80,683.00 129,093.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 83,826.00 125,694.00 40 1Annual
Rockdale 90,939 82,082.45 131,331.92 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 74,812.00 115,958.00 40 1Annual
94 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Planning and Development Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Walton 96,875 83,059.68 125,148.69 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 109,201.42 109,201.42 40 1C Annual
Dawson 27,113 70,549.00 109,210.00 40 1Annual
Fannin 26,521 59,597.43 59,597.43 40 1Annual
Gilmer 31,978 50,000.00 50,000.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 95,422.50 100,094.45 40 1Annual
Lee 30,234 50,763.07 100,421.34 40 1Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 64,714.00 110,014.00 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 15.00 19.37 40 1Hourly
Pickens 33,127 63,554.92 63,554.92 40 1Annual
Thomas 44,372 63,931.00 63,931.00 40 1Annual
Ware 35,826 26.35 26.35 40 1Hourly
White 31,094 54,942.50 87,833.84 40 1Annual
Berrien 19,408 40,000.00 60,000.00 40 1D Annual
Lamar 19,261 49,775.63 75,739.52 40 1Annual
Morgan 19,636 71,473.00 108,756.00 40 1Annual
Pike 19,121 48,000.00 62,000.00 40 1Annual
Putnam 22,520 36.27 36.27 40 1Hourly
Taylor 8,074 36,153.00 55,011.00 40 1F Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 95
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Probate Court Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 35,851 79,102 58,223 130,51818 79
B 31,930 50,749 48,415 81,19912 38
C 28,287 47,000 41,218 59,48824 68
D 27,588 35,069 38,238 60,00021 42
E 25,479 35,360 32,408 35,3605 9
F 24,270 32,365 35,624 52,89413 17
28,901 46,607 69,91042,35493 253Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 25,911.00 42,753.00 37.5 6A Annual
Bartow 109,426 14.49 24.24 40 8Hourly
Carroll 121,633 15.52 27.79 40 2Hourly
Chatham 289,463 79,102.00 130,518.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 29,330.69 54,585.06 40 9Annual
Columbia 160,377 12.54 20.75 40 5Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 32,630.11 49,650.58 40 3Annual
Coweta 150,849 24.40 37.82 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 29,487.00 58,974.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 49,423.35 75,398.59 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 14.92 23.89 40 12Hourly
Henry 239,139 15.07 25.17 40 10Hourly
Houston 160,110 15.81 25.37 40 5Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 21.63 32.59 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 12.66 17.94 40 1Hourly
Newton 113,295 14.21 23.99 40 5Hourly
Paulding 173,359 14.76 22.24 40 7Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 33,339.84 50,009.77 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 13.86 22.61 40 1B Hourly
Camden 55,388 11.29 17.79 40 6Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 18.60 22.09 40 4Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 27,530.88 27,530.88 40 1Annual
96 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Probate Court Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Effingham 65,765 12.91 18.72 40 2Hourly
Floyd 98,604 11.55 18.49 40 3Hourly
Glynn 85,568 34,354.00 54,966.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 17.59 24.62 40 3Hourly
Liberty 63,004 14.89 33.89 40 6Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 50,749.06 81,198.50 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 12.98 23.22 40 2Hourly
Walker 70,116 30,160.00 41,600.00 40 2Annual
Walton 96,875 30,933.97 46,609.20 40 8Annual
Bryan 40,755 12.54 12.92 40 3C Hourly
Butts 25,426 11.73 21.07 40 3Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 25,712.00 28,378.00 40 2Annual
Dawson 27,113 14.09 21.82 40 3Hourly
Decatur 26,457 12.00 18.03 40 2Hourly
Fannin 26,521 34,213.33 34,213.33 40 4Annual
Gilmer 31,978 47,000.00 47,000.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 12.44 17.30 40 3Hourly
Harris 36,080 15.09 28.60 40 4Hourly
Hart 26,406 13.86 22.69 40 3Hourly
Lee 30,234 11.18 17.33 40 2Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 12.07 19.31 40 3Hourly
Madison 30,457 10.00 15.26 40 4Hourly
Monroe 28,042 14.00 27.48 40 4Hourly
Peach 27,950 25,338.00 55,911.00 40 3Annual
Pickens 33,127 29,972.21 40,309.46 40 5Annual
Polk 42,840 27,682.00 41,956.00 40 5Annual
Stephens 26,107 21.42 21.42 40 1Hourly
Sumter 29,282 11.07 19.66 40 1Hourly
Thomas 44,372 27,602.00 27,602.00 40 2Annual
Toombs 26,973 11.00 12.30 37.5 2Hourly
Ware 35,826 14.38 19.05 40 2Hourly
Wayne 30,023 24,406.63 54,871.37 40 3Annual
White 31,094 13.90 23.35 40 3Hourly
Appling 18,325 13.00 18.49 40 2D Hourly
Ben Hill 16,614 13.65 13.66 40 1Hourly
Berrien 19,408 10.00 12.00 40 1Hourly
Brantley 19,202 11.07 18.28 40 1Hourly
Burke 22,648 16.34 24.77 40 1Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 22,750.00 60,000.00 40 2Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 97
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Probate Court Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Crisp 22,034 13.50 19.20 40 4Hourly
Dade 16,057 14.54 24.29 40 3Hourly
Dodge 20,452 16.86 17.61 40 2Hourly
Elbert 19,335 13.00 13.00 40 1Hourly
Franklin 23,504 16.50 17.50 40 3Hourly
Grady 24,491 15.00 16.15 40 2Hourly
Greene 18,837 13.61 24.92 40 3Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 10.00 14.45 40 1Hourly
Lamar 19,261 13.33 20.29 40 3Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 13.43 13.43 40 1Hourly
Morgan 19,636 29,383.00 44,709.00 40 4Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 12.00 17.00 40 2Hourly
Pierce 19,522 11.19 13.65 40 2Hourly
Pike 19,121 14.50 16.00 40 1Hourly
Putnam 22,520 15.39 15.39 40 1Hourly
Washington 20,150 23,000.00 45,000.00 35 2Annual
Bleckley 12,955 35,360.00 35,360.00 40 2E Annual
Candler 10,985 11.36 15.30 40 1Hourly
Charlton 13,430 10.75 14.41 40 1Hourly
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 22,000.00 30,000.00 40 3Annual
Early 10,037 11.56 16.77 40 2Hourly
Atkinson 8,393 11.00 16.50 40 2F Hourly
Clinch 6,582 10.71 18.77 35 1Hourly
Irwin 9,387 11.00 14.82 40 1Hourly
Jenkins 8,746 12.00 18.00 40 2Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 12.50 14.50 40 1Hourly
Montgomery 9,012 16,640.00 25,210.00 40 1Annual
Randolph 6,682 15.54 16.17 40 1Hourly
Talbot 6,143 25,688.00 45,810.00 40 1Annual
Taliaferro 1,562 11.00 16.00 40 3Hourly
Taylor 8,074 22,063.00 35,571.00 40 1Annual
Terrell 8,523 15.56 15.56 40 1Hourly
Wilkes 9,694 8.00 18.00 40 1Hourly
Wilkinson 8,812 14.76 25.43 40 1Hourly
98 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Purchasing Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 72,076 118,545 111,376 183,74418 19
B 48,650 62,789 72,267 100,4639 9
C 38,645 43,170 52,954 66,9146 6
D 38,218 53,145 53,686 80,8673 3
F 19,988 19,988 30,414 30,4141 1
43,515 59,527 92,48064,13937 38Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 63,742.00 98,792.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 102,288.00 153,432.00 37.5 1Annual
Bartow 109,426 26.19 39.70 40 1Annual
Carroll 121,633 32,293.04 87,895.08 40 2Annual
Chatham 289,463 79,102.00 118,653.00 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 97,884.80 97,884.80 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 39,518.73 113,446.11 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 65,915.20 98,883.20 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 65,145.85 99,127.12 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 118,545.00 183,744.00 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 90,000.00 90,000.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 69,833.90 106,536.24 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 47.06 77.66 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 87,744.00 149,165.00 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 28.49 45.63 40 1Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 78,998.40 126,089.60 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 41,907.00 62,861.00 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 52,824.00 79,236.00 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 40,197.00 60,296.00 40 1B Annual
Camden 55,388 37,200.00 55,800.00 40 1Annual
Catoosa 67,996 19.71 19.71 40 1Hourly
Effingham 65,765 38,000.00 58,665.00 42 1Annual
Floyd 98,604 60,373.04 96,596.24 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 99
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Purchasing Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Glynn 85,568 50,034.00 80,055.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 52,312.00 73,224.00 40 1Annual
Rockdale 90,939 62,789.35 100,462.96 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 55,951.07 84,303.28 40 1Annual
Colquitt 45,542 36,540.00 36,540.00 40 1C Annual
Dawson 27,113 43,170.00 66,914.00 40 1Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 37,980.00 60,768.00 40 1Annual
Monroe 28,042 19.63 27.48 40 1Annual
Peach 27,950 39,715.00 62,712.00 40 1Annual
Thomas 44,372 33,634.00 33,634.00 40 1Annual
Elbert 19,335 18.42 18.42 40 1D Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 23,194.00 41,878.41 40 1Annual
Morgan 19,636 53,145.00 80,867.00 40 1Annual
Taylor 8,074 19,988.00 30,414.00 40 1F Annual
100 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Receptionist
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 29,782 32,395 48,153 58,9745 120
B 25,212 30,160 35,145 45,1157 21
C 24,814 28,785 35,831 41,8704 8
D 22,871 29,286 27,465 34,9447 11
E 21,310 27,040 25,847 27,0403 5
F 25,126 25,126 25,126 25,1261 1
24,852 28,799 38,84532,92827 166Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Clayton 292,646 32,395.33 47,025.49 40 1A Annual
Douglas 147,988 29,487.00 58,974.00 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 14.92 23.89 40 113Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 12.87 19.74 40 4Hourly
Paulding 173,359 14.05 21.16 40 1Hourly
Bulloch 80,839 14.46 21.69 40 5B Hourly
Camden 55,388 10.24 12.84 40 3Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 25,161.76 30,652.96 40 5Annual
Effingham 65,765 11.15 16.17 40 2Hourly
Floyd 98,604 10.89 17.43 40 3Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 11.51 18.41 40 1Hourly
Walker 70,116 14.50 17.00 40 2Hourly
Butts 25,426 13.18 19.12 42 5C Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 24,149.00 24,149.00 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 9.68 17.09 40 1Hourly
White 31,094 12.59 20.13 40 1Hourly
Ben Hill 16,614 10.65 10.65 40 1D Hourly
Berrien 19,408 10.00 13.00 40 3Hourly
Burke 22,648 11.09 16.80 40 2Hourly
Elbert 19,335 10.75 14.50 40 2Hourly
Franklin 23,504 14.08 14.08 40 1Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 10.40 10.40 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 101
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Receptionist
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Oglethorpe 15,383 10.00 13.00 40 1Hourly
Bleckley 12,955 27,040.00 27,040.00 40 1E Annual
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 20,000.00 26,000.00 40 3Annual
Early 10,037 8.12 11.78 40 1Hourly
Terrell 8,523 12.08 12.08 40 1F Hourly
102 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Recreation Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 85,647 126,396 125,892 195,91220 19
B 69,872 82,082 103,415 131,3329 10
C 50,578 95,294 73,224 109,55019 22
D 46,632 80,977 58,865 98,52818 19
E 34,865 45,000 45,829 47,7134 4
F 27,443 31,175 34,670 47,4365 5
52,506 76,821 105,07973,64975 79Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 94,176.00 145,961.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 102,288.00 153,432.00 37.5 0Annual
Bartow 109,426 37.03 56.13 40 1Annual
Carroll 121,633 53,781.78 87,895.08 40 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 83,057.00 137,044.00 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 121,500.00 121,500.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 110,812.96 162,868.29 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 65,915.20 98,883.20 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 77,437.95 120,776.78 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 30.81 47.75 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 126,396.00 195,912.00 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 125,316.00 125,316.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 69,833.90 106,536.24 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 47.06 77.66 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 80,178.00 136,304.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 76,066.77 107,756.39 40 1Annual
Macon-Bibb 152,737 91,457.60 145,953.60 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 72,145.00 108,218.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 74,652.03 112,486.40 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 48,925.53 73,388.82 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 76,228.00 114,342.00 40 1B Annual
Catoosa 67,996 67,980.00 67,980.00 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 103
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Recreation Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Effingham 65,765 48,470.00 76,960.00 42 2Annual
Floyd 98,604 70,916.04 113,465.04 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 80,683.00 129,093.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 60,100.00 90,151.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 32.28 45.21 40 1Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 82,082.45 131,331.92 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 65,114.00 100,926.00 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 75,247.97 113,378.53 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 95,293.86 95,293.86 40 1C Annual
Butts 25,426 51,391.00 71,960.00 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 63,690.00 99,057.00 40 1Annual
Fannin 26,521 37,943.59 37,943.59 40 1Annual
Gilmer 31,978 54,000.00 54,000.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 50,025.04 67,896.30 40 2Annual
Harris 36,080 54,283.15 95,251.83 40 2Annual
Hart 26,406 23.66 38.80 40 1Annual
Lee 30,234 41,762.90 67,969.13 40 1Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 51,066.00 84,259.00 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 18.85 22.84 40 1Hourly
Monroe 28,042 26.87 37.62 40 1Annual
Peach 27,950 36,840.00 82,027.00 40 2Annual
Pickens 33,127 41,317.71 62,869.78 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 45,000.00 45,000.00 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 48,235.20 87,630.40 40 1Annual
Ware 35,826 25.00 25.00 40 1Hourly
Wayne 30,023 48,727.70 109,550.37 40 1Annual
White 31,094 45,093.87 72,089.33 40 1Annual
Appling 18,325 33.00 36.14 40 1D Hourly
Berrien 19,408 32,000.00 57,000.00 40 1Annual
Brantley 19,202 39,956.80 55,432.00 40 1Annual
Burke 22,648 19.57 37.61 40 2Annual
Crisp 22,034 80,976.83 83,422.00 40 1Annual
Dade 16,057 40,706.00 40,706.00 40 1Annual
Elbert 19,335 23.00 23.00 40 1Hourly
Franklin 23,504 1,938.11 1,938.11 40 1Annual
Grady 24,491 55,700.64 55,700.64 40 1Annual
Greene 18,837 62,462.00 78,062.00 40 1Annual
Jefferson 15,267 29,690.00 45,720.00 40 1Annual
Lamar 19,261 44,894.77 67,652.68 40 1Annual
104 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Recreation Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Mitchell 21,602 43,000.00 43,000.00 40 1Annual
Morgan 19,636 64,752.00 98,528.00 40 1Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 40,000.00 42,000.00 40 1Annual
Pierce 19,522 45,000.00 46,818.00 40 1Annual
Pike 19,121 55,000.00 66,227.00 40 1Annual
Putnam 22,520 26.98 29.98 40 1Hourly
Washington 20,150 45,000.00 80,000.00 35 1Annual
Bacon 11,036 14.99 22.12 40 1E Hourly
Candler 10,985 45,000.00 47,713.00 40 1Annual
Charlton 13,430 33,280.00 44,595.20 40 1Annual
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 30,000.00 45,000.00 40 1Annual
Irwin 9,387 24,000.00 24,000.00 40 1F Annual
Jenkins 8,746 27,040.00 37,440.00 40 1Annual
Lincoln 8,031 25,000.00 32,000.00 40 1Annual
Montgomery 9,012 30,000.00 32,472.00 40 1Annual
Taylor 8,074 31,175.00 47,436.00 40 1Annual
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 105
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Recreation Maintenance Worker
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 27,227 32,194 44,221 65,01717 302
B 28,859 33,832 49,915 72,6948 44
C 25,291 33,280 43,519 77,53218 57
D 25,550 30,742 35,203 47,32016 43
E 21,382 22,360 28,735 29,9732 4
25,662 30,482 58,50740,31961 450Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 32,194.00 49,897.00 40 5A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 23,320.00 34,980.00 37.5 41Annual
Bartow 109,426 13.12 19.89 40 3Hourly
Chatham 289,463 27,320.00 50,400.00 40 21Annual
Cherokee 265,274 11.33 14.96 40 10Hourly
Clayton 292,646 26,555.96 63,359.85 40 24Annual
Columbia 160,377 12.36 18.54 40 16Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 25,490.59 38,786.95 40 22Annual
DeKalb 762,009 31,200.00 42,576.00 40 30Annual
Douglas 147,988 28,082.00 65,017.00 40 6Annual
Forsyth 250,847 15.04 24.07 40 48Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 14.55 22.55 40 48Hourly
Henry 239,139 13.72 20.39 40 11Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 12.74 18.80 40 7Hourly
Newton 113,295 11.84 19.54 40 1Hourly
Paulding 173,359 13.37 20.14 40 5Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 23,111.71 34,667.03 40 4Annual
Catoosa 67,996 12.36 17.24 40 4B Hourly
Effingham 65,765 12.91 18.72 40 2Hourly
Floyd 98,604 16.21 25.93 40 6Hourly
Glynn 85,568 22,950.00 36,719.00 40 7Annual
Jackson 76,199 16.27 20.92 40 2Hourly
Liberty 63,004 14.89 30.74 40 5Hourly
106 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Recreation Maintenance Worker
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Rockdale 90,939 13.17 25.83 40 6Hourly
Walton 96,875 29,443.40 72,694.45 40 12Annual
Bryan 40,755 14.28 31.86 40 5C Hourly
Butts 25,426 13.00 21.11 40 2Hourly
Dawson 27,113 13.42 20.78 40 4Hourly
Fannin 26,521 25,968.38 25,968.38 40 2Annual
Gilmer 31,978 20,000.00 20,000.00 40 2Annual
Harris 36,080 14.29 22.50 40 4Hourly
Hart 26,406 13.86 22.69 40 3Hourly
Lee 30,234 10.65 16.50 40 3Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 13.58 25.96 40 3Hourly
Madison 30,457 9.04 21.86 40 4Hourly
Monroe 28,042 11.84 23.34 40 3Hourly
Peach 27,950 22,462.00 37,736.00 40 2Annual
Pickens 33,127 26,479.44 49,121.78 40 3Annual
Stephens 26,107 13.00 15.40 40 2Hourly
Sumter 29,282 9.68 21.60 40 2Hourly
Thomas 44,372 33,280.00 33,280.00 40 2Annual
Ware 35,826 10.48 15.87 40 6Hourly
Wayne 30,023 21,045.75 77,531.81 40 5Annual
Appling 18,325 13.00 17.71 40 3D Hourly
Brantley 19,202 10.58 14.50 40 1Hourly
Burke 22,648 11.75 17.81 40 3Hourly
Crisp 22,034 11.00 19.00 40 7Hourly
Dade 16,057 14.00 14.50 40 2Hourly
Elbert 19,335 10.00 15.50 40 3Hourly
Franklin 23,504 14.78 14.78 40 1Hourly
Grady 24,491 10.88 14.14 40 3Hourly
Greene 18,837 13.25 22.75 40 1Hourly
Lamar 19,261 12.03 19.60 40 2Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 13.84 13.84 40 1Hourly
Morgan 19,636 27,967.00 42,555.00 40 3Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 14.00 14.00 40 1Hourly
Pierce 19,522 10.20 14.00 40 2Hourly
Pike 19,121 11.00 17.32 40 4Hourly
Putnam 22,520 13.28 16.33 40 4Hourly
Washington 20,150 12.00 25.00 35 6Hourly
Candler 10,985 9.81 13.22 40 2E Hourly
Charlton 13,430 10.75 14.41 40 2Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 107
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Recreation Specialist
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 37,648 51,355 63,257 84,73918 166
B 32,588 40,810 51,608 77,7099 48
C 31,653 42,277 47,608 65,31213 36
D 30,742 44,389 38,817 51,27210 18
E 20,800 20,800 25,480 25,4801 1
30,686 39,926 60,90245,35451 269Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 45,300.00 70,210.00 40 18A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 25,911.00 54,413.00 37.5 33Annual
Bartow 109,426 17.64 25.48 40 1Hourly
Carroll 121,633 27,348.05 78,531.18 40 7Annual
Chatham 289,463 38,136.00 62,924.00 40 4Annual
Clayton 292,646 29,330.69 60,288.43 40 21Annual
Columbia 160,377 36,712.00 55,078.40 40 7Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 34,282.02 52,164.14 40 4Annual
Coweta 150,849 20.49 31.76 40 5Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 44,739.00 69,345.00 40 2Annual
Douglas 147,988 37,632.00 75,264.00 40 3Annual
Fayette 115,821 42,617.60 65,015.97 40 3Annual
Forsyth 250,847 20.04 36.64 40 17Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 24.69 40.74 40 16Hourly
Henry 239,139 16.42 23.26 40 7Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 15.03 23.99 40 7Hourly
Newton 113,295 38,205.00 57,307.00 40 4Annual
Paulding 173,359 19.08 28.75 40 7Hourly
Bulloch 80,839 37,669.00 56,503.00 40 8B Annual
Catoosa 67,996 19.62 19.62 40 1Hourly
Effingham 65,765 37,346.00 47,520.00 42 5Annual
Floyd 98,604 16.87 26.99 40 1Hourly
Glynn 85,568 24,375.00 41,280.00 40 4Annual
108 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Recreation Specialist
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Jackson 76,199 15.25 21.20 40 4Hourly
Liberty 63,004 16.42 37.36 40 10Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 12.24 19.59 40 1Hourly
Spalding 67,414 45,718.00 70,863.00 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 26,674.26 59,663.72 40 14Annual
Bryan 40,755 14.00 19.68 40 9C Hourly
Butts 25,426 34,619.00 56,215.00 40 3Annual
Dawson 27,113 14.80 22.93 40 3Hourly
Habersham 46,047 13.72 22.53 40 2Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 35,796.00 52,274.00 40 3Annual
Madison 30,457 13.50 18.82 40 1Hourly
Monroe 28,042 16.60 23.24 40 2Hourly
Pickens 33,127 22,380.80 27,822.60 40 4Annual
Stephens 26,107 42,277.28 42,277.28 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 33,155.20 59,716.80 40 2Annual
Thomas 44,372 37,440.00 37,440.00 40 1Annual
Wayne 30,023 24,406.63 54,871.37 40 2Annual
White 31,094 14.60 31.40 40 3Hourly
Burke 22,648 15.65 23.72 40 6D Hourly
Crisp 22,034 16.97 17.48 40 1Hourly
Elbert 19,335 10.00 14.25 40 2Hourly
Franklin 23,504 15.76 15.76 40 1Hourly
Grady 24,491 44,388.77 44,388.77 40 1Annual
Greene 18,837 15.18 24.65 40 1Hourly
Lamar 19,261 12.03 19.60 40 3Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 25,000.00 25,000.00 40 1Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 13.00 16.50 40 1Hourly
Putnam 22,520 15.85 21.30 40 1Hourly
Bacon 11,036 10.00 12.25 40 1E Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 109
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Secretary
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 29,726 34,471 49,470 65,01712 313
B 28,482 33,832 47,375 63,9397 49
C 26,310 34,549 45,269 60,56810 61
D 23,791 32,781 30,052 34,9445 16
E 19,680 22,360 26,986 29,9732 7
F 20,317 23,442 30,331 35,4435 10
24,718 30,239 48,31438,24741 456Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 29,201.00 45,258.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 24,615.00 36,923.00 37.5 13Annual
Chatham 289,463 31,500.00 53,808.00 40 47Annual
Cherokee 265,274 13.94 23.99 40 20Hourly
Clayton 292,646 34,471.29 57,365.90 40 27Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 29,561.28 44,980.97 40 28Annual
Coweta 150,849 14.44 22.39 40 7Hourly
Douglas 147,988 25,472.00 65,017.00 40 24Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 14.92 23.89 40 113Hourly
Houston 160,110 13.53 21.68 40 3Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 16.57 26.45 40 18Hourly
Paulding 173,359 14.05 21.16 40 12Hourly
Bulloch 80,839 15.68 23.52 40 3B Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 13.77 28.95 40 10Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 24,091.00 30,353.44 40 21Annual
Floyd 98,604 11.55 19.55 40 2Hourly
Jackson 76,199 16.27 22.76 40 3Hourly
Liberty 63,004 14.18 30.74 40 10Hourly
Walton 96,875 26,674.26 40,190.97 40 0Annual
Bryan 40,755 13.64 21.35 40 11C Hourly
Butts 25,426 16.61 23.81 40 7Hourly
Habersham 46,047 16.20 26.08 40 6Hourly
110 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Secretary
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Harris 36,080 14.29 20.25 40 1Hourly
Lee 30,234 11.18 17.33 40 5Hourly
Monroe 28,042 11.00 19.61 40 13Hourly
Pickens 33,127 23,414.64 34,756.80 40 3Annual
Sumter 29,282 10.58 18.76 40 4Hourly
Toombs 26,973 10.00 24.62 40 8Hourly
Wayne 30,023 24,406.63 60,567.71 40 3Annual
Appling 18,325 10.00 11.00 40 4D Hourly
Berrien 19,408 10.00 13.00 40 5Hourly
Burke 22,648 11.09 16.80 40 1Hourly
Franklin 23,504 15.76 15.76 40 1Hourly
Telfair 15,781 10.34 15.68 40 5Hourly
Charlton 13,430 10.75 14.41 40 1E Hourly
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 17,000.00 24,000.00 40 6Annual
Clinch 6,582 9.71 17.04 40 1F Hourly
Irwin 9,387 10.00 13.50 40 4Hourly
Taylor 8,074 19,988.00 30,414.00 40 1Annual
Terrell 8,523 11.27 11.75 40 2Hourly
Wilkes 9,694 8.25 16.00 40 2Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 111
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Senior Center Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 64,810 91,255 92,047 133,51113 19
B 49,093 59,649 70,435 95,4394 5
C 47,902 70,890 63,976 99,0579 9
D 36,119 45,989 44,461 69,73112 12
E 25,698 27,040 31,626 36,2342 2
F 28,228 35,880 41,675 57,6996 7
41,975 55,117 81,94557,37046 54Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 40,162.00 60,243.00 37.5 6A Annual
Bartow 109,426 26.19 39.70 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 87,550.00 87,550.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 90,838.51 133,510.68 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 44,616.00 66,934.40 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 25.87 40.09 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 57,690.00 89,421.00 40 2Annual
Douglas 147,988 91,255.00 91,255.00 40 1Annual
Forsyth 250,847 36.73 60.60 40 1Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 65,547.00 111,431.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 76,066.77 107,756.39 40 1Annual
Newton 113,295 58,569.00 87,854.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 21.90 33.00 40 1Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 53,044.97 53,044.97 40 1B Annual
Effingham 65,765 28,620.00 56,160.00 42 2Annual
Jackson 76,199 55,058.00 77,095.00 40 1Annual
Rockdale 90,939 59,649.32 95,438.91 40 1Annual
Spalding 67,414 45,718.00 70,863.00 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 70,890.30 70,890.30 40 1C Annual
Butts 25,426 36,371.00 50,928.00 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 63,990.00 99,057.00 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 59,087.39 62,104.05 40 1Annual
112 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Senior Center Director
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Hart 26,406 21.49 35.21 40 1Annual
Lumpkin 34,186 40,297.00 66,490.00 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 30,000.00 41,600.00 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 42,864.28 42,864.28 40 1Annual
White 31,094 42,921.00 68,615.66 40 1Annual
Ben Hill 16,614 17.45 17.45 40 1D Hourly
Berrien 19,408 10.00 12.00 60 1Hourly
Brantley 19,202 12.11 16.65 40 1Hourly
Dade 16,057 40,726.00 40,726.00 40 1Annual
Elbert 19,335 21.87 21.87 40 1Hourly
Franklin 23,504 19.25 19.25 40 1Hourly
Greene 18,837 22.11 28.48 40 1Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 23,194.00 33,528.00 40 1Annual
Lamar 19,261 36,521.93 55,572.43 40 1Annual
Morgan 19,636 45,827.00 69,731.00 40 1Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 38,000.00 43,000.00 40 1Annual
Pike 19,121 28,000.00 30,000.00 40 1Annual
Telfair 15,781 24,961.65 37,833.53 35 1Annual
Bacon 11,036 11.71 12.99 40 1E Hourly
Charlton 13,430 13.00 17.42 40 1Hourly
Clinch 6,582 15.82 27.74 40 1F Hourly
Jenkins 8,746 30,000.00 43,000.00 40 1Annual
Lincoln 8,031 35,880.00 35,880.00 40 1Annual
Talbot 6,143 10.50 15.91 40 2Hourly
Wilkes 9,694 19,500.00 30,000.00 40 1Annual
Wilkinson 8,812 14.06 24.22 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 113
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Senior Center Van Driver
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 26,069 28,309 42,254 50,9435 19
B 26,662 30,430 35,191 38,2933 7
C 22,699 29,328 30,501 37,9394 7
D 21,343 25,459 29,286 43,1604 19
F 21,494 21,494 37,710 37,7101 1
23,654 27,004 41,60934,98817 53Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Columbia 160,377 12.24 18.36 40 6A Hourly
Douglas 147,988 25,472.00 50,943.00 40 3Annual
Forsyth 250,847 13.61 21.78 40 3Hourly
Newton 113,295 11.84 17.76 40 3Hourly
Paulding 173,359 12.73 19.18 40 4Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 14.63 15.02 40 2B Hourly
Jackson 76,199 12.32 17.33 40 2Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 11.51 18.41 40 3Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 11.37 18.20 40 1C Hourly
Madison 30,457 9.03 10.82 30 4Hourly
Stephens 26,107 14.10 14.10 40 1Hourly
White 31,094 11.41 18.24 40 1Hourly
Dade 16,057 12.24 13.51 40 6D Hourly
Elbert 19,335 10.75 20.75 40 10Hourly
Franklin 23,504 10.30 10.30 40 2Hourly
Telfair 15,781 10.34 15.68 30 1Hourly
Clinch 6,582 11.81 20.72 35 1F Hourly
114 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Senior Data Entry Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 31,959 32,885 51,230 52,7702 122
C 31,200 31,200 51,854 51,8541 4
D 39,967 54,974 43,909 56,6182 2
34,375 39,686 53,74748,9985 128Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Gwinnett 942,627 14.92 23.89 40 113A Hourly
Houston 160,110 15.81 25.37 40 9Hourly
Decatur 26,457 15.00 24.93 40 4C Annual
Crisp 22,034 26.43 27.22 40 1D Hourly
Oglethorpe 15,383 12.00 15.00 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 115
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Solicitor
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 106,570 168,751 131,853 168,75111 13
B 92,514 115,720 99,196 115,7205 5
C 31,263 31,263 31,263 31,2631 1
76,782 105,245 105,24587,43717 19Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 1.00 127,473.00 40 1A Annual
Carroll 121,633 53,781.78 87,895.08 40 2Annual
Cherokee 265,274 130,780.00 130,780.00 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 123,952.76 123,952.76 40 1Annual
DeKalb 762,009 168,751.17 168,751.17 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 61,299.00 122,597.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 125,458.45 125,458.45 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 146,830.00 146,830.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 160,176.10 160,176.10 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 36.07 60.06 40 2Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 124,134.40 131,542.58 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 54,736.00 82,104.00 40 1B Annual
Catoosa 67,996 98,524.00 98,524.00 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 96,592.00 102,634.00 42 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 97,000.00 97,000.00 40 1Annual
Walker 70,116 115,720.00 115,720.00 40 1Annual
Stephens 26,107 31,262.98 31,262.98 40 1C Annual
116 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
State Court Administrator
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 84,345 168,883 116,100 170,30012 12
B 37,533 47,548 47,716 58,0006 7
C 54,546 54,546 56,744 56,7441 1
D 32,552 32,552 49,338 49,3381 2
52,244 75,882 83,59567,47420 22Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 70,276.00 108,918.00 40 1A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 65,453.00 98,179.00 37.5 1Annual
Chatham 289,463 83,057.00 137,044.00 40 1Annual
Cherokee 265,274 107,436.52 107,436.52 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 110,812.96 162,868.29 40 0Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 168,882.81 168,882.81 40 2Annual
Coweta 150,849 29.07 45.05 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 50,430.00 100,860.00 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 100,177.00 170,300.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 105,060.00 105,060.00 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 21.68 34.69 40 1Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 21.63 32.59 40 1Hourly
Bulloch 80,839 36,405.00 54,607.00 40 1B Annual
Catoosa 67,996 18.03 18.03 40 1Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 32,284.00 36,142.08 40 2Annual
Effingham 65,765 47,548.00 58,000.00 42 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 16.27 22.76 40 1Hourly
Liberty 63,004 18.09 25.34 40 1Hourly
Habersham 46,047 54,545.50 56,744.22 40 1C Annual
Burke 22,648 15.65 23.72 40 2D Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 117
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
State Court Chief Deputy Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 57,485 87,744 90,046 149,1659 9
B 43,770 50,336 65,009 70,4912 2
C 34,367 42,203 39,078 54,2464 6
D 33,155 41,600 36,345 41,6003 3
E 22,360 22,360 29,973 29,9731 2
38,227 48,849 69,09552,09019 22Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Chatham 289,463 53,661.00 88,541.00 40 1A Annual
Clayton 292,646 70,854.83 104,139.47 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 19.33 29.96 40 1Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 78,414.00 121,545.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 57,315.93 87,439.25 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 87,744.00 149,165.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 24.14 34.20 40 1Hourly
Houston 160,110 17.82 28.49 40 1Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 20.14 32.15 40 1Hourly
Glynn 85,568 37,204.00 59,527.00 40 1B Annual
Liberty 63,004 24.20 33.89 40 1Hourly
Spalding 67,414 48,489.00 75,158.00 40 1Annual
Decatur 26,457 20.29 20.29 40 1C Hourly
Habersham 46,047 18.76 26.08 40 1Hourly
Thomas 44,372 32,656.00 32,656.00 40 1Annual
Ware 35,826 11.34 13.08 40 3Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 41,600.00 41,600.00 40 1D Annual
Jefferson 15,267 10.00 14.60 40 1Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 17.82 17.82 40 1Hourly
Charlton 13,430 10.75 14.41 40 2E Hourly
118 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Superior Court Deputy Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 40,808 87,744 69,162 149,16514 172
B 35,339 60,231 50,169 64,0899 71
C 29,480 82,367 44,438 82,36719 100
D 26,600 33,530 37,007 51,83418 75
E 26,499 30,160 32,843 40,4144 6
F 23,870 32,022 33,195 58,34412 16
30,433 54,342 74,36944,46976 440Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 35,494.00 55,011.00 40 6A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 25,911.00 42,753.00 37.5 44Annual
Bartow 109,426 14.49 21.96 40 7Hourly
Carroll 121,633 14.20 27.79 40 17Hourly
Chatham 289,463 68,486.00 113,002.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 70,854.83 104,139.47 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 32,630.11 49,650.58 40 24Annual
Douglas 147,988 29,487.00 71,682.00 40 8Annual
Fayette 115,821 30,161.63 58,901.26 40 14Annual
Forsyth 250,847 15.75 30.92 40 15Hourly
Gwinnett 942,627 87,744.00 149,165.00 40 1Annual
Henry 239,139 15.07 25.17 40 19Hourly
Houston 160,110 15.81 25.37 40 11Hourly
Paulding 173,359 16.29 24.54 40 4Hourly
Camden 55,388 11.29 19.71 40 7B Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 60,231.00 60,231.00 40 1Annual
Dougherty 86,477 34,159.84 55,217.07 40 3Annual
Effingham 65,765 12.91 18.72 40 10Hourly
Glynn 85,568 40,056.00 64,089.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 16.27 22.76 40 14Hourly
Liberty 63,004 14.89 25.34 40 15Hourly
Spalding 67,414 16.98 28.39 40 3Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 119
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Superior Court Deputy Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Walker 70,116 16.50 19.50 40 5Hourly
Walton 96,875 34,145.31 51,447.84 40 15Annual
Butts 25,426 10.13 18.20 40 1C Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 23,504.00 32,000.00 40 9Annual
Decatur 26,457 15.70 15.70 40 1Hourly
Fannin 26,521 82,366.87 82,366.87 40 1Annual
Habersham 46,047 12.44 17.30 40 11Hourly
Harris 36,080 15.09 28.60 40 6Hourly
Hart 26,406 13.86 22.69 40 4Hourly
Lee 30,234 11.18 17.33 40 5Hourly
Madison 30,457 10.00 13.73 40 1Hourly
Monroe 28,042 14.00 27.48 40 5Hourly
Peach 27,950 28,212.00 55,911.00 40 2Annual
Pickens 33,127 33,917.52 47,261.76 40 8Annual
Polk 42,840 27,682.00 41,956.00 40 9Annual
Sumter 29,282 12.11 21.60 40 4Hourly
Thomas 44,372 27,602.00 27,602.00 40 6Annual
Toombs 26,973 11.33 17.77 37.5 6Hourly
Ware 35,826 11.84 18.88 40 4Hourly
Wayne 30,023 24,406.63 54,871.37 40 10Annual
White 31,094 13.23 23.35 40 7Hourly
Appling 18,325 13.48 20.28 40 2D Hourly
Ben Hill 16,614 12.98 12.98 40 5Hourly
Berrien 19,408 10.00 14.00 40 1Hourly
Brantley 19,202 11.07 15.18 40 5Hourly
Burke 22,648 15.65 23.72 40 7Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 29,681.60 39,936.00 40 4Annual
Crisp 22,034 13.13 19.44 40 4Hourly
Dade 16,057 16.12 18.15 40 3Hourly
Dodge 20,452 14.58 16.19 40 3Hourly
Elbert 19,335 12.50 18.00 40 4Hourly
Franklin 23,504 12.50 17.61 40 6Hourly
Greene 18,837 13.93 24.92 40 6Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 10.00 14.08 40 3Hourly
Lamar 19,261 13.33 20.29 40 6Hourly
Morgan 19,636 29,383.00 44,709.00 40 5Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 11.00 14.00 40 3Hourly
Pierce 19,522 11.19 15.04 40 5Hourly
Pike 19,121 11.00 20.00 40 4Hourly
120 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Superior Court Deputy Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Telfair 15,781 10.34 15.68 40 3Hourly
Bacon 11,036 12.12 14.00 40 1E Hourly
Bleckley 12,955 26,998.34 30,014.40 40 2Annual
Candler 10,985 11.36 15.30 40 2Hourly
Charlton 13,430 14.50 19.43 40 1Hourly
Atkinson 8,393 11.00 14.50 40 2F Hourly
Clinch 6,582 10.71 18.77 35 1Hourly
Irwin 9,387 9.00 11.00 40 1Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 12.00 15.10 40 2Hourly
Montgomery 9,012 22,235.00 24,059.00 40 1Annual
Randolph 6,682 13.00 17.56 40 1Hourly
Talbot 6,143 32,022.00 34,986.00 40 1Annual
Taliaferro 1,562 11.00 14.00 40 1Hourly
Taylor 8,074 22,063.00 35,571.00 40 1Annual
Terrell 8,523 12.39 12.39 40 1Hourly
Wilkes 9,694 8.50 17.00 40 1Hourly
Wilkinson 8,812 14.76 28.05 40 3Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 121
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Tag/Tax Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 30,575 37,269 49,493 65,01717 272
B 28,764 32,760 43,576 58,11511 72
C 26,140 36,109 39,977 57,15821 99
D 25,019 33,696 36,238 54,47421 74
E 22,661 33,000 30,339 34,8826 11
F 21,905 29,245 32,037 50,37812 16
25,844 33,680 53,33738,61088 544Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 37,269.00 57,762.00 40 2A Annual
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 27,206.00 40,810.00 37.5 14Annual
Carroll 121,633 12.17 23.23 40 10Hourly
Clayton 292,646 30,824.94 47,025.49 40 11Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 29,561.28 44,980.97 40 11Annual
Coweta 150,849 14.44 22.39 40 9Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 31,200.00 47,931.00 40 36Annual
Douglas 147,988 25,472.00 65,017.00 40 10Annual
Fayette 115,821 30,161.63 50,790.37 40 9Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 14.92 23.89 40 44Hourly
Henry 239,139 15.07 21.35 40 21Hourly
Houston 160,110 14.64 25.37 40 17Hourly
Lowndes 118,268 14.57 21.95 40 8Hourly
Macon-Bibb 152,737 15.78 25.19 40 24Hourly
Newton 113,295 14.21 22.21 40 13Hourly
Paulding 173,359 16.29 24.54 40 9Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 33,339.84 50,009.77 40 24Annual
Bulloch 80,839 13.25 19.87 40 4B Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 15.75 23.69 40 9Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 25,296.00 28,317.80 40 4Annual
Effingham 65,765 12.29 17.82 40 5Hourly
Floyd 98,604 11.55 18.49 40 6Hourly
122 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Tag/Tax Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Glynn 85,568 31,503.00 50,404.00 40 9Annual
Jackson 76,199 15.25 20.92 40 5Hourly
Liberty 63,004 14.18 27.94 40 9Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 13.17 21.07 40 3Hourly
Spalding 67,414 12.98 23.22 40 12Hourly
Walker 70,116 14.50 15.50 40 10Hourly
Walton 96,875 30,933.97 56,788.79 40 8Annual
Bryan 40,755 13.50 16.90 40 7C Hourly
Butts 25,426 10.41 18.70 40 3Hourly
Colquitt 45,542 26,099.00 28,167.00 40 8Annual
Decatur 26,457 13.39 19.57 40 6Hourly
Fannin 26,521 25,384.09 44,557.41 40 6Annual
Gilmer 31,978 20,800.00 24,960.00 40 3Annual
Harris 36,080 15.09 21.37 40 3Hourly
Hart 26,406 13.86 22.69 40 3Hourly
Lee 30,234 11.18 17.33 40 4Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 12.07 19.31 40 4Hourly
Madison 30,457 10.00 11.85 40 1Hourly
Monroe 28,042 14.00 27.48 40 4Hourly
Peach 27,950 25,338.00 44,563.00 40 3Annual
Pickens 33,127 29,241.68 40,309.96 40 7Annual
Polk 42,840 26,364.00 48,570.00 40 7Annual
Stephens 26,107 17.36 20.04 40 3Hourly
Sumter 29,282 12.11 21.60 40 4Hourly
Thomas 44,372 27,602.00 27,602.00 40 7Annual
Toombs 26,973 12.00 17.75 37.5 5Hourly
Ware 35,826 12.13 19.36 40 8Hourly
Wayne 30,023 22,111.20 54,871.37 40 3Annual
Appling 18,325 10.00 14.87 40 4D Hourly
Ben Hill 16,614 10.65 12.00 40 4Hourly
Berrien 19,408 10.00 20.00 40 4Hourly
Brantley 19,202 11.07 15.18 40 5Hourly
Burke 22,648 14.99 24.77 40 4Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 29,120.00 38,480.00 40 5Annual
Crisp 22,034 15.22 15.88 40 2Hourly
Dade 16,057 12.80 14.77 40 3Hourly
Dodge 20,452 12.36 17.20 40 3Hourly
Elbert 19,335 11.00 16.69 40 2Hourly
Franklin 23,504 16.20 16.20 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 123
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Tag/Tax Clerk
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Grady 24,491 11.66 16.60 40 4Hourly
Greene 18,837 14.24 22.80 40 4Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 10.00 18.47 40 4Hourly
Lamar 19,261 11.62 21.73 40 3Hourly
Mitchell 21,602 10.50 11.47 40 3Hourly
Morgan 19,636 29,383.00 54,474.00 40 3Annual
Oglethorpe 15,383 11.00 17.00 40 4Hourly
Pierce 19,522 11.19 12.36 40 3Hourly
Pike 19,121 11.00 20.00 40 1Hourly
Telfair 15,781 10.34 15.68 40 4Hourly
Washington 20,150 11.00 20.00 35 5Hourly
Bacon 11,036 9.61 11.71 40 1E Hourly
Bleckley 12,955 33,000.00 33,000.00 40 0Annual
Candler 10,985 11.36 15.30 40 2Hourly
Charlton 13,430 10.75 14.41 40 3Hourly
Cusseta-Chattahooche 10,551 18,000.00 28,000.00 40 3Annual
Early 10,037 9.13 16.77 40 2Hourly
Clinch 6,582 11.81 20.72 35 1F Hourly
Irwin 9,387 9.00 11.33 40 2Hourly
Jenkins 8,746 10.00 18.00 40 1Hourly
Lincoln 8,031 10.00 13.00 40 1Hourly
Montgomery 9,012 16,665.00 24,473.72 40 1Annual
Randolph 6,682 8.58 12.48 40 1Hourly
Talbot 6,143 28,500.00 35,826.00 40 2Annual
Taliaferro 1,562 11.00 14.00 40 1Hourly
Taylor 8,074 22,063.00 35,571.00 40 1Annual
Terrell 8,523 12.58 12.58 40 1Hourly
Wilkes 9,694 8.50 15.00 40 2Hourly
Wilkinson 8,812 14.06 24.22 40 2Hourly
124 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Tax Specialist (Motor Vehicle)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 33,870 47,882 53,875 74,21411 83
B 32,250 41,603 43,000 62,6849 19
C 27,716 34,694 42,883 49,1506 13
D 33,696 33,696 33,696 33,6961 3
31,883 39,469 54,93643,36327 118Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 35,494.00 55,011.00 40 5A Annual
Bartow 109,426 14.49 21.96 40 8Hourly
Carroll 121,633 15.52 25.33 40 1Hourly
Chatham 289,463 30,736.00 55,464.00 40 35Annual
Clayton 292,646 32,395.33 49,421.22 40 2Annual
Columbia 160,377 13.17 22.88 40 14Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 30,750.31 47,258.14 40 7Annual
Coweta 150,849 23.02 35.68 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 14.92 23.89 40 8Hourly
Houston 160,110 17.82 28.49 40 1Hourly
Paulding 173,359 17.98 27.09 40 1Hourly
Bulloch 80,839 13.86 20.78 40 3B Hourly
Camden 55,388 12.40 15.52 40 7Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 17.76 17.76 40 1Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 27,888.64 31,220.80 40 3Annual
Effingham 65,765 16.00 16.67 40 1Hourly
Floyd 98,604 12.88 20.61 40 1Hourly
Glynn 85,568 31,503.00 50,404.00 40 1Annual
Liberty 63,004 18.09 25.34 40 1Hourly
Spalding 67,414 16.31 25.29 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 41,602.75 62,684.20 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 14.80 22.91 40 3C Hourly
Habersham 46,047 12.44 22.53 40 4Hourly
Harris 36,080 16.68 23.63 40 1Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 12.80 20.48 40 1Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 125
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Tax Specialist (Motor Vehicle)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Madison 30,457 10.00 13.00 40 1Hourly
White 31,094 13.23 21.15 40 3Hourly
Franklin 23,504 16.20 16.20 40 3D Hourly
126 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Tax Specialist (Property)
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 34,428 47,882 56,121 74,23512 38
B 34,898 41,766 50,016 65,0219 21
C 32,464 49,109 42,838 49,1094 5
33,930 46,252 62,78849,65825 64Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 33,804.00 52,392.00 40 2A Annual
Bartow 109,426 14.49 21.96 40 4Hourly
Carroll 121,633 14.20 27.79 40 3Hourly
Chatham 289,463 35,696.00 57,114.00 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 35,780.19 63,359.85 40 4Annual
Columbia 160,377 13.83 21.78 40 4Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 31,057.81 47,258.14 40 7Annual
Coweta 150,849 23.02 35.69 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 34,978.25 65,015.97 40 4Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 14.92 23.89 40 6Hourly
Houston 160,110 17.82 28.49 40 1Hourly
Paulding 173,359 17.98 27.09 40 1Hourly
Bulloch 80,839 13.25 20.78 40 3B Hourly
Camden 55,388 14.08 19.71 40 4Hourly
Catoosa 67,996 20.08 22.66 40 3Hourly
Dougherty 86,477 25,296.00 32,532.50 40 6Annual
Floyd 98,604 40,638.26 65,021.06 40 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 37,204.00 59,527.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 17.59 24.62 40 1Hourly
Liberty 63,004 16.42 22.99 40 1Hourly
Walton 96,875 41,602.75 62,684.20 40 1Annual
Bryan 40,755 23.61 23.61 40 1C Hourly
Harris 36,080 15.09 21.37 40 1Hourly
Madison 30,457 10.50 16.25 40 1Hourly
White 31,094 13.23 21.15 40 2Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 127
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Transit Driver
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 27,725 33,804 41,168 52,3929 153
B 26,129 26,770 30,975 36,0383 17
C 23,993 26,582 33,379 41,1634 20
D 22,449 27,967 30,343 42,5556 23
F 20,296 25,293 29,542 43,5346 14
24,118 28,083 43,13733,08228 227Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Athens-Clarke 127,795 33,804.00 52,392.00 40 46A Annual
Bartow 109,426 11.90 18.93 40 12Hourly
Cherokee 265,274 11.66 13.25 40 11Hourly
Columbia 160,377 12.24 18.36 40 6Hourly
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 32,630.11 49,650.58 40 40Annual
Forsyth 250,847 13.61 21.78 40 7Hourly
Henry 239,139 15.07 21.35 40 16Hourly
Paulding 173,359 13.37 20.14 40 4Hourly
Whitfield 103,837 21,162.83 31,745.31 40 11Annual
Catoosa 67,996 12.87 14.85 40 6B Hourly
Jackson 76,199 12.32 17.33 40 1Hourly
Walker 70,116 12.50 12.50 40 10Hourly
Dawson 27,113 12.78 19.79 40 3C Hourly
Habersham 46,047 10.74 14.95 40 2Hourly
Lumpkin 34,186 11.37 18.20 40 1Hourly
Thomas 44,372 23,400.00 23,400.00 40 14Annual
Burke 22,648 11.75 17.81 40 5D Hourly
Chattooga 24,843 11.00 11.74 40 2Hourly
Dodge 20,452 9.11 10.00 40 3Hourly
Jefferson 15,267 8.00 12.13 40 5Hourly
Morgan 19,636 27,967.00 42,555.00 40 4Annual
Putnam 22,520 11.45 15.39 40 4Hourly
Jenkins 8,746 11.00 16.00 40 1F Hourly
128 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Transit Driver
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Talbot 6,143 10.55 13.68 40 5Hourly
Taliaferro 1,562 8.55 9.00 40 1Hourly
Taylor 8,074 17,235.00 26,226.00 40 1Annual
Wilkes 9,694 8.00 13.00 40 3Hourly
Wilkinson 8,812 12.16 20.93 40 3Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 129
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Visitor Center Manager
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 32,123 32,123 48,194 48,1941 1
B 28,362 28,362 34,012 34,0121 1
30,243 30,243 41,10341,1032 2Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Columbia 160,377 17.65 26.48 35 1A Hourly
Jackson 76,199 13.64 16.35 40 1B Hourly
130 • DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Visitor Center Specialist
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
B 33,832 33,832 47,338 47,3381 1
33,832 33,832 47,33847,3381 1Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Jackson 76,199 16.27 22.76 40 1B Hourly
DCA - 2021 County Government Wage and Salary Survey • 131
* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
Zoning Administrator
General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employeesHighestAverage
Maximum wage**
HighestAverage
Minimum entry-level wage**NumberreportingGroup
Summary of Data
A 57,679 80,227 85,620 127,03915 14
B 52,217 77,250 69,776 94,8817 7
C 39,073 51,934 53,200 82,02711 11
D 47,140 63,130 55,985 72,6133 3
F 17,432 26,000 22,928 35,0003 3
42,708 59,708 82,31257,50239 38Total/Avg**Figures calculated using annual salaries and annualized hourly wages, excluding amounts reported as paid "Per Occurance".
Population Group Data
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Augusta/Richmond 202,079 54,187.00 81,281.00 37.5 1A Annual
Chatham 289,463 40,043.00 66,070.00 40 0Annual
Cherokee 265,274 59,121.13 59,121.13 40 1Annual
Clayton 292,646 80,226.85 127,038.64 40 1Annual
Columbia 160,377 65,915.20 98,883.20 40 1Annual
Columbus/Muscogee 196,442 79,373.90 120,776.78 40 1Annual
Coweta 150,849 21.72 33.66 40 1Hourly
DeKalb 762,009 61,143.00 94,776.00 40 1Annual
Douglas 147,988 41,490.00 82,980.00 40 1Annual
Fayette 115,821 57,315.93 87,439.25 40 1Annual
Gwinnett 942,627 38,923.00 62,277.00 40 1Annual
Houston 160,110 32.08 51.31 40 1Hourly
Newton 113,295 40,673.00 61,010.00 40 1Annual
Paulding 173,359 61,283.46 92,325.38 40 1Annual
Whitfield 103,837 73,583.86 73,583.86 40 1Annual
Bulloch 80,839 57,264.00 85,896.00 40 1B Annual
Catoosa 67,996 77,250.00 77,250.00 40 1Annual
Effingham 65,765 64,272.00 67,996.80 42 1Annual
Glynn 85,568 59,300.00 94,881.00 40 1Annual
Jackson 76,199 17.59 24.62 40 1Hourly
Rockdale 90,939 36,712.00 59,754.24 40 1Annual
Walton 96,875 34,145.31 51,447.84 40 1Annual
Butts 25,426 40,147.00 56,215.00 40 1C Annual
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* Blank No. of Employees likely indicates position vacancy at time of reporting.
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General & Administrative
Number offull-time
employees*
Number ofscheduled
hoursMaximum
wage
Minimumentry-level
wage2020
PopulationJurisdictionGroupWage
reported as
Colquitt 45,542 49,388.00 54,102.38 40 1Annual
Dawson 27,113 18.87 27.24 40 1Hourly
Lee 30,234 32,722.32 50,719.60 40 1Annual
Madison 30,457 15.00 18.24 40 1Hourly
Monroe 28,042 20.61 28.86 40 1Annual
Peach 27,950 51,934.00 82,027.00 40 1Annual
Pickens 33,127 40,316.12 40,316.12 40 1Annual
Polk 42,840 36,171.00 54,823.00 40 1Annual
Sumter 29,282 15.94 28.71 40 1Annual
Thomas 44,372 32,656.00 32,656.00 40 1Annual
Crisp 22,034 63,129.57 65,036.00 40 1D Annual
Greene 18,837 23.36 34.91 40 1Hourly
Pierce 19,522 14.28 14.57 40 1Hourly
Irwin 9,387 25,000.00 35,000.00 40 1F Annual
Lincoln 8,031 12.50 15.62 40 1Hourly
Terrell 8,523 1,295.83 1,295.83 40 1Annual
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Administrative and General
Building Inspector Director Directs municipal building inspection program and conducts complex inspections to determine whether relevant codes and regulations are met.
Cashier/Customer Service Representative Receives, disburses, and records monetary transactions for public utilities or other services. May also post data to accounts, balance receipts and disbursements, and prepare bank deposit slips.
Chief Appraiser Plans, organizes, supervises, and directs the accurate appraisal of real and personal property and the activities of subordinate personnel.
Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner Performs responsible supervisory work in assisting in the direction of the Tax Commission office.
Chief Registrar Responsible for overseeing voter registration operations.
Clerk Typist Performs routine clerical tasks to include compiling data and operating a typewriter or personal computer in maintaining records and reports.
Computer Operator Responsible for day-to-day computer operations and for creating and maintaining back-up files for all mainframe computer-based applications and operating systems.
Computer Programmer Responsible for providing computer-based services by writing or developing computer programs or routines in a computer language or code for the government's departments.
County Attorney (Staff Position) Responsible for all legal affairs for the county.
County Clerk Acts as clerk to Commission Chairman or Board or Sole Commissioner; maintains all records and documents; receives and disburses funds; usually supervises other office workers.
County Manager/Administrator Directs and coordinates administration of county government in accordance with policies determined by Commission, Board, or other authorized elected official. Appoints department heads and staff as provided by local law or ordinance and prepares annual budget.
Court Reporter Records, transcribes, and maintains records of court proceedings.
Custodian (Janitor) Performs routine and light cleaning duties in and/or around government buildings.
Data Entry Clerk Performs responsible detailed clerical work inputting information into the computer. This is an entry level position for which detailed and specific instructions are provided in carrying out responsibilities. Supervision over others is not exercised.
Deputy Registrar Purges and maintains voter registration list, registers citizens to vote, and maintains associated records and files.
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Economic Development Director Coordinates/carries out planning, business and industry recruitment and retention, redevelopment, and other economic development-related activities for a local government.
Elections Supervisor/Coordinator Performs specialized and responsible work in preparation for and execution of county elections.
Finance Director Responsible for the overall administration of the finance department and coordinates all financial activities for the county or city manager and/or chief elected official.
Information Systems/Technology Director Responsible for managing information systems activities and ensuring government's computers, networks, and information systems are efficient, fuctional, technically sound, and up to date.
Information Systems/Technology Specialist Assists Information Systems Director in ensuring government's computers, networks, and information systems are efficient, fuctional, technically sound, and up to date.
Juvenile Court Judge Hears all cases involving allegations of deprivation of children under the age of eighteen, or unruly conduct, delinquency, or traffic violations concerning children under the age of seventeen found within a given jurisdiction.
Keep Georgia Beautiful (KGB) Executive Director
Manages all aspects of local government's Keep Georgia Beautiful program.
Librarian Performs routine and complex clerical and administrative work in the operation of a municipal library.
Magistrate Court Chief Judge (Appointed) Presides over county magistrate court as specified in Georgia Constitution; where applicable, appoints other magistrate court judges with consent of superior court judges.
Magistrate Court Clerk Performs clerical and fiscal work of a quasi-legal nature relative to the operations and functions of the Magistrate Court.
Magistrate Court Judge Where applicable, appointed by Magistrate Court Chief Judge; presides over county magistrate court cases as specified in Georgia Constitution.
Mapper/Cartographer Prepares and revises maps either manually or with computer-based programs.
Marketing Specialist Responsible for marketing and advertising operations, liaison to media, and coordinator of activities designed to promote government's programs and endeavors.
Medical Examiner In coordination with Coroner, performs post-mortem examinations or autopsies for persons dying 1) as a result of violence, suicide, or casualty; 2) suddenly when in apparent good health; 3) when unattended by a physician; or 4) in any suspicious or unusual manner.
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Administrative and General
Network Administrator Manages computer network; installs and implements shared network resources; maintains, enhances, and monitors software appplications and networks computers; provides advanced level network support for fileservers and other server/host systems.
Payroll/Insurance Technician Performs duties in the preparation of payroll and required reports. Assigns monthly Workers Compensation expenditures to proper departments and assists with COBRA coverage for ex-employees.
Personnel Analyst Performs a variety of routine and complex administrative, technical, and professional work in analyzing and administering various components of the personnel system including job analysis, compensation analysis, applicant screening, examination, selection, labor relations, and training.
Personnel Director Formulates and carries out policies relative to personnel administration and conducts programs concerning employee recruitment, selection, training, development, retention, promotion, compensation, benefits, and occupational safety.
Personnel Technician Performs routine clerical work in the compilation and maintenance of personnel records. Records may include promotions, discharges, wage scales, training status, and salaries. May also be responsible for conducting orientation session with new employees.
Planner Performs technical work associated with zoning, enforcement of codes and ordinances, historic preservation planning, transportation planning, environmental planning, and/or community planning.
Planning and Development Director Performs department-head level supervisory and technical work associated with zoning, enforcement of codes and ordinances, and issuing permits and licenses.
Probate Court Clerk Performs responsible and independent clerical and fiscal work of a quasi-legal nature relative to the operations and functions of the Probate Court.
Purchasing Director Performs specialized administrative duties: including purchasing supplies, materials, and equipment of the desired grade and quality at prices most favorable to the government. Works closely with department heads in figuring cost and selecting vendor.
Receptionist Answers telephone and directs calls to appropriate department or staff, answers or refers inquiries, greets and directs visitors, and notifies personnel of visitors' arrival. May also maintain telecommunications system.
Recreation Director Plans, promotes, organizes, and administers public recreation activities and services for entire community under policies established by the board of commissioners or city council. Selects, develops, and supervises paid staff and volunteers. Prepares budget and directs expenditure of department funds and keeping of department records.
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Administrative and General
Recreation Maintenance Worker Performs a wide range of maintenance responsibilities of routine to moderate difficulty, including the operation of various types of equipment in the recreation department.
Recreation Specialist Responsible for planning and supervising various recreational programs for youth and adults (entry level professional position).
School Superintendent Responsible for the leadership, administration, and management of the total school system
Secretary Performs routine to moderately difficult duties which may include typing, filing, collecting and recording monies, records maintenance, answering the telephone, composing correspondence, or taking dictation in shorthand or by machine.
Senior Center Director Administers senior center including selecting and supervising paid staff and volunteers and planning, organizing, and coordinating recreation programs for senior adults.
Senior Center Van Driver Operates van to pick up and transport senior citizens to various locations throughout the jurisdiction, performs preventive maintenance on van(s), maintains trip and mileage reports, and assists passengers with getting in and out of vehicle.
Senior Data Entry Clerk Performs responsible detailed clerical work inputting and printing real and personal property information into the CRT terminal. Responsible for training and supervision of entry level operators.
Solicitor Presents various government cases information to courts.
State Court Administrator Provides administrative support to the State Court including budget formulation and implementation, purchasing, personnel records, and management of the jury system. Also serves as liaison between the court and the other departments of county government, public sector, media and other levels of government.
State Court Chief Deputy Clerk Assists State Court Clerk in performing clerical and fiscal work of a quasi-legal nature relative to the operations and functions of the State Court.
Superior Court Deputy Clerk Assists Superior Court Clerk in performing clerical and fiscal work of a quasi-legal nature relative to the operations and functions of the Superior Court.
Tag/Tax Clerk Performs clerical tasks associated with the selling of motor vehicle tags and the collection of property taxes; maintains records of same.
Tax Specialist (Motor Vehicle) Performs specialized and responsible tasks associated with motor vehicle titles, registrations, insurance compliance, ad valorem taxes, and sales tax collections. Must have GRATIS security access.
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Administrative and General
Tax Specialist (Property) Performs specialized and responsible tasks associated with collection of property taxes, homestead exemptions, and mobile homes. Reconciles daily cashbook reports.
Transit Driver Operates para-transit or mass transit vans/buses for municipal or county-operated transit system.
Visitor Center Manager Administers visitor center including supervising paid staff and volunteers and planning, organizing, and coordinating center programs benefiting tourists and organizations promoting tourism, conventions and trade shows.
Visitor Center Specialist Visitor Center staff person responsible for a variety of center duties which may include stocking displays, greeting the public, distributing information, transporting visitors to events, and other such duties as needed to carry out the functions of the
Zoning Administrator Performs professional work promoting, facilitating, and coordinating planning, zoning, and development activities for the jurisdiction; and performs related duties as required.
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